Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLater prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm

Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm

England
List entry 1019744
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019744
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.77 hectares
Grid reference
SW 71841 46755
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The monument 260m west of Coosewartha Farm is a later prehistoric to Roman settlement comprising round enclosures associated with a medieval field system. The site exhibits the characteristic settlement pattern of the Southwest peninsula during the Iron Age and Roman periods, when round houses within embanked enclosures formed the basis of agricultural communities. The later imposition of a medieval field system across the landscape reflects the continuity and adaptation of land use in this area through successive periods of occupation. The combination of prehistoric domestic structures with evidence of medieval agricultural reorganisation provides important archaeological evidence for long-term settlement patterns in Cornwall.

Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019744. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm?

The monument 260m west of Coosewartha Farm is a later prehistoric to Roman settlement comprising round enclosures associated with a medieval field system. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019744.

Who is responsible for protecting Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm?

Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha 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 1019744.

What other scheduled monuments are near Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 245m north west of Gregwartha Cottage (8.7 km), Part of the mining complex at Wheal Grenville and East Wheal Grenville Mines 210 north west of Newton Moor Farm (9.4 km), Cross in the Vicarage Garden (9.7 km).

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Monuments
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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
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The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm

Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.