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Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs is a Bronze Age archaeological site located on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The monument comprises a settlement of unenclosed round-house platforms associated with contemporary field divisions, ancillary structures and a cairn, representing a coherent Bronze Age landscape of domestic and agricultural activity. The hut circles and field systems reflect the settlement patterns and land management practices characteristic of Bronze Age communities on the Cornish uplands, with the cairn indicating contemporary funerary or ritual activity. The site's integration of residential, agricultural and ceremonial elements makes it significant for understanding Bronze Age settlement organisation and subsistence practices in south-west England.
Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011701. View the official record →
Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs is a Bronze Age archaeological site located on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011701.
Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs 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 1011701.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown (5.9 km), Animal pound called Crowpound (6 km), Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs'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.
Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field boundaries, enclosure and cairn on Blacktor Downs stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.