Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval hall and St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at Trecarrell

Medieval hall and St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at Trecarrell

England
List entry 1004383
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004383
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SX3174578272, SX 31778 78258
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval hall and St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at Trecarrell is a heritage monument complex comprising a medieval residential hall and an associated chapel located in Cornwall, England. The site represents an important example of medieval rural settlement and ecclesiastical architecture from the medieval period. The hall and chapel, recorded in the historic record, reflect the domestic and spiritual arrangements typical of medieval landed estates in the Southwest, with the chapel serving the religious needs of the household and broader community. The remains survive as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the integration of domestic and religious architecture characteristic of the period.

Medieval hall and St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at Trecarrell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004383. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval hall and St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at Trecarrell?

Medieval hall and St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at Trecarrell is a heritage monument complex comprising a medieval residential hall and an associated chapel located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004383.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval hall and St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at Trecarrell?

Medieval hall and St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at Trecarrell 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 1004383.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval hall and St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at Trecarrell?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric round cairn on Caradon Hill, 310m west of Heather House (9.2 km), Round cairn 472m SSW of Caradon Hill summit (9.2 km), Round cairn 480m SSW of Caradon Hill summit (9.2 km).

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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval hall and St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at Trecarrell

Medieval hall and St Mary Magdalene's Chapel at Trecarrell stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.