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The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm

England
List entry 1008331
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008331
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.22 hectares
Grid reference
SX 13206 79494
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Louden Stone Circle is a Bronze Age ritual monument located on the Cornish uplands near Camperdown Farm. The circle comprises standing stones arranged in a ceremonial configuration typical of the Bronze Age period, when such monuments served as focal points for communal gatherings and religious observance. The site represents an important example of prehistoric stone circle construction in Cornwall, a county particularly rich in such monuments. Like many Cornish circles, Louden Stone Circle has undergone considerable change since its original construction, with some stones displaced or removed over the intervening millennia.

The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008331. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm?

The Louden Stone Circle is a Bronze Age ritual monument located on the Cornish uplands near Camperdown Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008331.

Who is responsible for protecting The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm?

The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown 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 1008331.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs (6.5 km), St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church (7 km), Medieval wayside cross at Blisland (7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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

Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
6.5 km
St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
7 km
Medieval wayside cross at Blisland
7 km
Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
7.1 km
Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
7.1 km
Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
7.3 km
Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house
8.4 km
St Bellarmin's Chapel
8.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm

The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown 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 The Louden Stone Circle, 950m ENE of Camperdown Farm

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~10.6 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~11.6 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~14.8 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.1 miles
Domesday entry for Hamatethy, Cornwall →
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