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Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts Farm

England
List entry 1013211
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013211
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SX 24027 71511
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts Farm is a Bronze Age domestic settlement located in Cornwall. The monument consists of a roughly circular stone-built structure typical of prehistoric rural habitation in south-west England, dating to the Bronze Age period. Such hut circles represent the remains of domestic dwellings and are valuable archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns and domestic life during the Bronze Age. The site's survival and designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its importance for the archaeological record of Cornish prehistoric settlement.

Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013211. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts Farm?

Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts Farm is a Bronze Age domestic settlement located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013211.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts Farm?

Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts 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 1013211.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House (3.4 km), Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard (3.4 km), Medieval wayside cross at Wenmouth Cross, 320m north of Wenmouth (5.7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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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

Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House
3.4 km
Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard
3.4 km
Medieval wayside cross at Wenmouth Cross, 320m north of Wenmouth
5.7 km
Trewane Cross in St Neot churchyard
6.5 km
Churchyard cross and three wayside crosses in St Neot churchyard
6.5 km
Culverland Cross in St Martin's churchyard to the north west of the church
7.2 km
Tencreek Cross in St Martin's churchyard 3.5m south east of the church
7.3 km
Platform cairn on Goonzion Downs
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts Farm

Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Stone hut circle 425m south east of Sparretts Farm

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~6.6 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~9.9 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~12.9 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~22.1 miles
Domesday entry for Draynes, Cornwall →
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