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Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower

England
List entry 1004428
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004428
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.38 hectares
Grid reference
SW7497123807
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower is a fortified settlement of Iron Age date located in Cornwall. The site comprises a hillfort or enclosed settlement characterised by defensive earthworks typical of the period, which would have served both protective and administrative functions for its Iron Age community. Such settlements represent significant centres of habitation and territorial control during the Iron Age in the southwest, reflecting the social and economic organisation of pre-Roman British populations. The monument survives as an archaeological site of importance for understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive strategies in the Cornish landscape.

Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004428. View the official record →

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What is Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower?

The Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower is a fortified settlement of Iron Age date located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004428.

Who is responsible for protecting Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower?

Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower 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 1004428.

What other scheduled monuments are near Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm (6.8 km), Promontory fort at Chynalls Point (7.3 km), Promontory fort at Lankidden (7.4 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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
6.8 km
Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
7.3 km
Promontory fort at Lankidden
7.4 km
Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm
7.7 km
Three bowl barrows between 200m and 730m north of Hayle Kimbra Pool
8.3 km
Round barrow 500yds (460m) WNW of St Rumon's Church
8.8 km
Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool
9.2 km
Bowl barrow 290m south east of Sunny Corner Cottage
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower

Iron Age defended settlement 250m north of Higher Trenower stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is breccia and metabreccia.

Domesday entry for Tredower, Cornwall →
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