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Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot is a field monument situated in Cornwall, England, comprising the remains of a livestock enclosure of probable medieval or early modern date. The structure consists of a roughly circular or oval earthwork bounded by a substantial bank and ditch, designed to contain cattle and other livestock during agricultural management. Such animal pounds represent an important aspect of rural land use and husbandry practices in southwest England, serving as communal or manorial facilities for the impounding of strayed beasts. The monument is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the national heritage list entry 1007294.
Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007294. View the official record →
Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot is a field monument situated in Cornwall, England, comprising the remains of a livestock enclosure of probable medieval or early modern date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007294.
Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot 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 1007294.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill (10.1 km), Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm (10.9 km), Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm (11 km).
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