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Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit

England
List entry 1008182
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008182
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 14550 80734
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit is a ruined stone structure located on the granite moorland of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The building dates to the medieval period and represents evidence of past settlement activity on the high moorland landscape. The site survives as earthwork and stone remains, testament to the challenging conditions under which medieval communities inhabited these exposed upland areas. Such deserted medieval buildings are valuable archaeological records of changes in settlement patterns and land use across medieval Cornwall.

Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008182. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit?

Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit is a ruined stone structure located on the granite moorland of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008182.

Who is responsible for protecting Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit?

Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit 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 1008182.

What other scheduled monuments are near Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs (7.9 km), St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church (8.7 km), Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross (8.7 km).

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Overview
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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs
7.9 km
St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church
8.7 km
Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross
8.7 km
Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church
8.8 km
Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 10m west of the church
8.9 km
Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 825m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
9.5 km
Banked cairn on Browngelly Downs, 880m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
9.5 km
Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 940m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit

Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~11.1 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~12.5 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~15.7 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~17.2 miles
Domesday entry for Trenuth?, Cornwall →
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