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Hillfort 250m south west of Tresawsen

England
List entry 1016445
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016445
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.63 hectares
Grid reference
SW 78419 49541
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hillfort 250m south west of Tresawsen is an Iron Age defensive earthwork situated in Cornwall, England. The monument comprises a univallate hillfort, defined by a single defensive rampart and ditch system characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in south-west Britain. The site represents a significant example of Iron Age fortified settlement in the region, reflecting the military and social organisation of Iron Age Cornish communities during the final pre-Roman centuries of British prehistory.

Hillfort 250m south west of Tresawsen is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016445. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hillfort 250m south west of Tresawsen?

Hillfort 250m south west of Tresawsen is an Iron Age defensive earthwork situated in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016445.

Who is responsible for protecting Hillfort 250m south west of Tresawsen?

Hillfort 250m south west of Tresawsen 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 1016445.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hillfort 250m south west of Tresawsen?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 250m south east of Gew (7.4 km), Three bowl barrows 470m and 460m west of Bolotho (7.8 km), Two rounds at Playing Place, 960m and 970m south west of Carlyon Farm (8.1 km).

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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 250m south east of Gew
7.4 km
Three bowl barrows 470m and 460m west of Bolotho
7.8 km
Two rounds at Playing Place, 960m and 970m south west of Carlyon Farm
8.1 km
Round barrow 290m north east of Penventon
8.7 km
Round barrow 120m south east of Parkwood Hill
9.2 km
Round barrow 400m east of Parkwood Hill
9.3 km
Round barrow 230m south west of Killiganoon Manor
9.3 km
Round barrow 40m south west of Hilltop Cottage
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hillfort 250m south west of Tresawsen

Hillfort 250m south west of Tresawsen stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Callestick, Callestick and Callestick, Cornwall →
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