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Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm

England
List entry 1004653
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004653
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SW 97316 68266
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm is a prehistoric monolith located in north Cornwall. The stone dates to the Bronze Age or earlier prehistoric period and forms part of the wider landscape of standing stones characteristic of the Cornish uplands. The monument survives as an upright stone of archaeological significance, preserving evidence of prehistoric ritual or territorial activity in the region. Such isolated standing stones remain poorly understood in their individual purpose, though they are generally interpreted as markers of landscape significance or focal points for Bronze Age communities.

Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004653. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm?

Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm is a prehistoric monolith located in north Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004653.

Who is responsible for protecting Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm?

Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm 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 1004653.

What other scheduled monuments are near Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm (5.9 km), Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow (6.5 km), Holy well NW of Roche Station (6.6 km).

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Monuments
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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm
5.9 km
Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow
6.5 km
Holy well NW of Roche Station
6.6 km
Three bowl barrows between 120m and 820m south of Brynn Barton Cottage
6.8 km
Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church
7.6 km
Bowl barrow 270m south west of Castle Hill Farm
7.9 km
A henge re-used as a medieval playing place, 75m north east of Castle Hill Farm
8 km
Churchyard cross in Roche churchyard, 10m south of the church
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm

Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm

Battle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~10.2 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~11.2 milesBattle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~12.9 miles
Domesday entry for Pawton, Cornwall →
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