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
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England
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History & significance

The two adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450 metres north of East Caradon Farm, are a Scheduled Ancient Monument comprising a pair of Bronze Age or Iron Age structures associated with pastoral land use in upland Cornwall. The huts represent evidence of seasonal occupation and livestock management practices characteristic of prehistoric highland communities, where shepherds and herders would have occupied temporary settlements during summer grazing seasons. The structures survive as low stone-built remains, their physical form and spatial relationship indicating the organised, if temporary, nature of ancient transhumance activity on Bodmin Moor's margins. This monument type reflects the economic strategies and land exploitation patterns of prehistoric Cornish societies engaged in mixed farming systems dependent upon seasonal pastoral movement.

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?

The two adjacent transhumance huts on Caradon Hill, 450 metres north of East Caradon Farm, are a Scheduled Ancient Monument comprising a pair of Bronze Age or Iron Age structures associated with pastoral land use in upland 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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