Scheduled MonumentsEnglandChapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm

Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm

England
List entry 1004334
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004334
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SW 76544 21008
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Chapel enclosure 150 yards south of Trelease Farm is a prehistoric or early medieval ritual and ceremonial site located in Cornwall. The monument consists of an enclosed area defined by earthwork boundaries, typical of the settlement and ritual landscape archaeology of southwestern Britain. Such enclosures frequently served religious, communal, or defensive functions during the later prehistory or early medieval period, though the precise dating and primary purpose of this particular example require further archaeological investigation. The site remains a significant component of the local archaeological record, preserving evidence of early settlement patterns and land organisation in the Cornish peninsula.

Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004334. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm?

Chapel enclosure 150 yards south of Trelease Farm is a prehistoric or early medieval ritual and ceremonial site located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004334.

Who is responsible for protecting Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm?

Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease 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 1004334.

What other scheduled monuments are near Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow (3.8 km), Promontory fort at Chynalls Point (4.1 km), Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm (4.3 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm

Chapel enclosure 150yds (140m) S of Trelease Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.