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Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge

England

List entry 1006681

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1006681

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

5.95 hectares

Grid reference

SX 17149 57451, SX 18022 57379, SX 16093 57124, SX 14499 57080, SX 15434 56921, SX 18589 57329, SX 18972 56951

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

The Giant's Hedge is a linear earthwork monument located in Cornwall that forms part of the landscape's medieval and possibly earlier boundary systems. The structure consists of a substantial bank and ditch arrangement typical of medieval field divisions and territorial markers in south-western England. While the exact dating of the feature remains uncertain, such linear earthworks in Cornwall frequently originated during the medieval period, though some may have earlier origins or have undergone successive modifications across centuries. The monument survives as a significant example of the region's ancient land division practices and contributes to understanding the historical landscape organisation of south-western England.

Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006681. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge?

The Giant's Hedge is a linear earthwork monument located in Cornwall that forms part of the landscape's medieval and possibly earlier boundary systems. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006681.

Who is responsible for protecting Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge?

Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge 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 1006681.

What other scheduled monuments are near Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole (3.2 km), Round barrow cemetery 250m south of Wilton Farm (3.6 km), Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic (5.1 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

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

Spotlight

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Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole

3.2 km

Round barrow cemetery 250m south of Wilton Farm

3.6 km

Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic

5.1 km

Wayside cross in Lansallos churchyard

5.8 km

Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church

6.8 km

Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge

Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Linear boundary called the Giant's Hedge

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~3.5 miles Battle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~4.2 miles Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~4.8 miles

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