Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThree Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm

Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm

England
List entry 1021345
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021345
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SX 69671 80972, SX 69635 80938, SX 69662 80841
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Three Headland Warren boundary stones is a prehistoric monument located near Headland Warren Farm in Devon, England. The three stones, positioned at distances of approximately 350 metres, 330 metres and 400 metres south-east of the farm, mark the boundaries of what is believed to have been an ancient warren or land division dating to the Bronze Age or later prehistoric period. These boundary markers survive as standing stones or stone cairns and represent evidence of early land management and territorial demarcation in Devon. The monument is designated as an ancient monument of national importance and remains a significant indicator of prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in the region.

Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021345. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm?

Three Headland Warren boundary stones is a prehistoric monument located near Headland Warren Farm in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021345.

Who is responsible for protecting Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm?

Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren 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 1021345.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and other archaeological remains on Holne Moor west and north west of Venford Reservoir (9.5 km), Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system (9.5 km), Pound at Newbridge (9.8 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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Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm

Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren 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 Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm

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