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Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'

England
List entry 1004325
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004325
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SW 76047 19053
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith' is a Bronze Age domestic settlement site located in Cornwall. The monument consists of a circular or oval earthwork representing the remains of a prehistoric roundhouse, characteristic of domestic occupation during the Bronze Age period. Such hut circles are typically defined by a circular depression or bank marking the former ground plan of a structure that once housed a single family unit. The site's location on Crousa Downs places it within a landscape that evidently supported Bronze Age settlement activity, as evidenced by the presence of nearby barrows and other contemporary monuments.

Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith' is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004325. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'?

Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith' is a Bronze Age domestic settlement site located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004325.

Who is responsible for protecting Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'?

Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith' 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 1004325.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow (1.9 km), Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm (2.3 km), Promontory fort at Lankidden (2.7 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
1.9 km
Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
2.3 km
Promontory fort at Lankidden
2.7 km
Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
2.9 km
Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm
5.5 km
Holy well known as St Ruan's Well, 160m south east of Bruggan Farm
6.3 km
Bowl barrow 290m south east of Sunny Corner Cottage
6.3 km
Round barrow 500yds (460m) WNW of St Rumon's Church
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith'

Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith' stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

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