Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450m north of East Caradon Farm

Two adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450m north of East Caradon Farm

England
List entry 1011900
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011900
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 27694 70629
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450m north of East Caradon Farm is a Prehistoric or Early Medieval settlement comprising two stone structures situated on the upland moorland of Caradon Hill in Cornwall. The huts represent evidence of pastoral activity on the high ground, typical of transhumance practices whereby livestock herds were driven to summer pastures in the uplands. The structures are constructed from stone and reflect the temporary or seasonal occupation pattern characteristic of such upland pastoral settlement. The site remains an important record of historic land use and pastoral economy in the region, though the precise dating and full chronological span of use require ongoing archaeological investigation.

Two adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450m north of East Caradon Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011900. View the official record →

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What is Two adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450m north of East Caradon Farm?

Two adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450m north of East Caradon Farm is a Prehistoric or Early Medieval settlement comprising two stone structures situated on the upland moorland of Caradon Hill in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011900.

Who is responsible for protecting Two adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450m north of East Caradon Farm?

Two adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450m north of East Caradon 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 1011900.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450m north of East Caradon Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Cleer's Well and cross (3.6 km), Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard (3.8 km), The Doniert Stone, accompanying cross shaft and underground chamber 650m SW of Common Moor (4.4 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
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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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450m north of East Caradon Farm

Two adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450m north of East Caradon Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.