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The medieval long-house situated 1.44 kilometres north-north-east of Fernacre Farm is a substantial domestic structure characteristic of rural settlement patterns in south-west England during the medieval period. The building displays the typical arrangement of a long-house, in which human and animal accommodation were contained within a single structure, with living quarters at one end and byre space at the other, a form of dwelling common amongst peasant and smaller landowning communities. The associated enclosure represents the managed agricultural landscape that would have surrounded such a homestead, indicating organized land use and husbandry practices of the medieval period. The monument contributes to understanding of settlement hierarchy and domestic organisation in medieval Cornwall, where such structures form an important category of archaeological evidence for rural life beyond the major manorial centres.
Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008231. View the official record →
The medieval long-house situated 1.44 kilometres north-north-east of Fernacre Farm is a substantial domestic structure characteristic of rural settlement patterns in south-west England during the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008231.
Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre 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 1008231.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs (8.5 km), Embanked platform cairn with central mound on Browngelly Downs, 680m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm (9.4 km), Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross (9.4 km).
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