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The deserted medieval settlement and field system north-west of Tresibbet Farm is a palimpsest monument incorporating prehistoric occupation and agricultural organisation beneath and alongside medieval remains. The site demonstrates continuous land use and habitation across multiple millennia, with evidence of prehistoric field systems underlying the medieval settlement pattern, indicating sustained human activity and landscape management from prehistoric times through to the post-medieval period. The monument includes a post-medieval farmhouse among its structural elements, reflecting the site's evolution through successive periods of occupation and agricultural use. This layering of different temporal phases makes the site of considerable archaeological significance for understanding long-term settlement patterns and land management practices in Cornwall.
Deserted medieval settlement and field system with incorporated prehistoric settlement and field system and post-medieval farmhouse NW of Tresibbet Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007775. View the official record →
The deserted medieval settlement and field system north-west of Tresibbet Farm is a palimpsest monument incorporating prehistoric occupation and agricultural organisation beneath and alongside medieval remains. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007775.
Deserted medieval settlement and field system with incorporated prehistoric settlement and field system and post-medieval farmhouse NW of Tresibbet 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 1007775.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House (7.9 km), Medieval wayside cross at Wenmouth Cross, 320m north of Wenmouth (8 km), Trewane Cross in St Neot churchyard (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval settlement and field system with incorporated prehistoric settlement and field system and post-medieval farmhouse NW of Tresibbet Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Deserted medieval settlement and field system with incorporated prehistoric settlement and field system and post-medieval farmhouse NW of Tresibbet Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.