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Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate is a Bronze Age settlement comprising the remains of stone-built domestic structures arranged within an organised agricultural landscape. The site preserves evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns characteristic of upland Cornwall, with hut circles representing domestic occupation and the associated coaxial field system demonstrating contemporary land management and cultivation practices. The monument dates to the Bronze Age, a period when such nucleated settlements became established features of the Cornish landscape. The surviving archaeological remains contribute to understanding of Bronze Age settlement organisation and the relationship between domestic and agricultural space in prehistoric south-west Britain.
Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004417. View the official record →
Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate is a Bronze Age settlement comprising the remains of stone-built domestic structures arranged within an organised agricultural landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004417.
Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate 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 1004417.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval wayside cross at Blisland (8.4 km), St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church (8.4 km), Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.