Scheduled MonumentsEnglandIron Age or Romano-British Round, 660m west of Helford

Iron Age or Romano-British Round, 660m west of Helford

England
List entry 1004340
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004340
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.79 hectares
Grid reference
SW7516926221
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Iron Age or Romano-British Round, 660m west of Helford is a defended settlement of Iron Age or Romano-British date, located in Cornwall. The monument comprises a circular or sub-circular enclosure defined by a substantial bank and ditch, characteristic of the defended domestic settlements known as rounds which are a distinctive feature of the Cornish landscape. Such settlements typically served as farmsteads or minor fortified residences for local populations during the later prehistoric and Romano-British periods. The site's precise dating remains uncertain, though its morphology and defensive characteristics are consistent with Iron Age construction, with possible continued occupation into the Romano-British period.

Iron Age or Romano-British Round, 660m west of Helford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004340. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Iron Age or Romano-British Round, 660m west of Helford?

Iron Age or Romano-British Round, 660m west of Helford is a defended settlement of Iron Age or Romano-British date, located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004340.

Who is responsible for protecting Iron Age or Romano-British Round, 660m west of Helford?

Iron Age or Romano-British Round, 660m west of Helford 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 1004340.

What other scheduled monuments are near Iron Age or Romano-British Round, 660m west of Helford?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow (8.6 km), Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean (8.6 km), Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs (8.6 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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Iron Age or Romano-British Round, 660m west of Helford

Iron Age or Romano-British Round, 660m west of Helford stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.