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Prehistoric tor cairn and stone setting at Smallacombe Tor

England
List entry 1018682
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018682
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SX 23480 74928
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Smallacombe Tor is a prehistoric tor cairn and stone setting located in Cornwall, England. The monument consists of stones arranged upon a natural rock outcrop, representing a form of ritual or commemorative construction typical of Bronze Age activity on upland terrain. Such tor cairns are characteristic of the later prehistoric period, when communities utilised prominent landscape features for burial, ceremonial, or territorial purposes. The site exemplifies the pattern of Bronze Age settlement and land use visible across Cornish moorland, where natural tors were enhanced or marked with constructed stone elements.

Prehistoric tor cairn and stone setting at Smallacombe Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018682. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Prehistoric tor cairn and stone setting at Smallacombe Tor?

Smallacombe Tor is a prehistoric tor cairn and stone setting located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018682.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric tor cairn and stone setting at Smallacombe Tor?

Prehistoric tor cairn and stone setting at Smallacombe Tor is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018682.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric tor cairn and stone setting at Smallacombe Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Doniert Stone, accompanying cross shaft and underground chamber 650m SW of Common Moor (6.1 km), Medieval wayside cross at Redgate (6.4 km), Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House (6.6 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The Doniert Stone, accompanying cross shaft and underground chamber 650m SW of Common Moor
6.1 km
Medieval wayside cross at Redgate
6.4 km
Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House
6.6 km
St Cleer's Well and cross
6.8 km
Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard
6.9 km
Earlier prehistoric hillfort with outwork and outlying stone hut circle known as Berry Castle
7.1 km
Medieval wayside cross at Wenmouth Cross, 320m north of Wenmouth
8 km
Trewane Cross in St Neot churchyard
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric tor cairn and stone setting at Smallacombe Tor

Prehistoric tor cairn and stone setting at Smallacombe Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Prehistoric tor cairn and stone setting at Smallacombe Tor

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~8.3 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~11.3 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~14.4 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~20 miles
Domesday entry for Tolcarne, Cornwall →
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