Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo adjacent prehistoric coaxial field systems incorporating regular field systems, stone hut circles, cairns and medieval fields on East Moor and Ridge

Two adjacent prehistoric coaxial field systems incorporating regular field systems, stone hut circles, cairns and medieval fields on East Moor and Ridge

England
List entry 1008439
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008439
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
116.79 hectares
Grid reference
SX 24079 77239
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The coaxial field systems on East Moor and Ridge is a Bronze Age and Iron Age landscape incorporating extensive prehistoric field divisions, settlements and funerary monuments. The monument comprises two adjacent systems of regularly spaced parallel fields characteristic of coaxial planning, alongside stone hut circles indicating domestic occupation and cairns serving ritual or funerary purposes. Medieval field systems overlie parts of the earlier landscape, demonstrating continuity of land use across multiple millennia. The site represents a significant example of prehistoric land organisation and settlement patterning in Cornwall, preserving evidence of sustained agricultural and social development from the Bronze Age through the medieval period.

Two adjacent prehistoric coaxial field systems incorporating regular field systems, stone hut circles, cairns and medieval fields on East Moor and Ridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008439. View the official record →

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What is Two adjacent prehistoric coaxial field systems incorporating regular field systems, stone hut circles, cairns and medieval fields on East Moor and Ridge?

The coaxial field systems on East Moor and Ridge is a Bronze Age and Iron Age landscape incorporating extensive prehistoric field divisions, settlements and funerary monuments. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008439.

Who is responsible for protecting Two adjacent prehistoric coaxial field systems incorporating regular field systems, stone hut circles, cairns and medieval fields on East Moor and Ridge?

Two adjacent prehistoric coaxial field systems incorporating regular field systems, stone hut circles, cairns and medieval fields on East Moor and Ridge 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 1008439.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two adjacent prehistoric coaxial field systems incorporating regular field systems, stone hut circles, cairns and medieval fields on East Moor and Ridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn and shelters 812m SSW of Caradon Hill summit (8.3 km), Platform cairn with outer bank 825m NNW of Higher Draynes Farm (8.4 km), Hut circle 160yds (150m) N of West Northwood Farm (9 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two adjacent prehistoric coaxial field systems incorporating regular field systems, stone hut circles, cairns and medieval fields on East Moor and Ridge

Two adjacent prehistoric coaxial field systems incorporating regular field systems, stone hut circles, cairns and medieval fields on East Moor and Ridge stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Two adjacent prehistoric coaxial field systems incorporating regular field systems, stone hut circles, cairns and medieval fields on East Moor and Ridge

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~10.1 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~13 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~16.1 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.2 miles