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The monument complex south of Carburrow Tor is a Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement landscape comprising two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure, and a medieval longhouse. The hut circles and cairns represent sustained occupation during the later prehistoric period, with the enclosed settlements suggesting organised community structure and possibly defensive concerns during the Iron Age. The rectangular enclosure may relate to land management practices of the same period or later, whilst the medieval longhouse indicates continued settlement and agricultural use of this prominent moorland location into the historical period. The site demonstrates the long chronological sequence of human habitation and exploitation of this part of Cornwall from the Bronze Age through to the medieval period.
Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003073. View the official record →
The monument complex south of Carburrow Tor is a Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement landscape comprising two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure, and a medieval longhouse. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003073.
Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor 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 1003073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle (7.4 km), Bowl barrow 230m south west of Middle Taphouse Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (7.7 km), Three bowl barrows 215m south east of Beech Lawn, which form part of a larger round barrow cemetery (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.