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Porthgwarra Ullies

England
List entry 1420580
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1420580
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SW3718021687
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Porthgwarra Ullies is a prehistoric settlement site located in the parish of St Levan in West Cornwall. The monument comprises a cluster of stone-built structures dating to the Iron Age, representing evidence of domestic occupation and economic activity during the later prehistoric period. The settlement features characteristic roundhouse foundations and associated field systems that reflect the agricultural and pastoral practices of Iron Age communities in the Cornish peninsula. The site contributes to understanding of settlement patterns and land use in southwest Britain during the first millennium before the Common Era.

Porthgwarra Ullies is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1420580. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Porthgwarra Ullies?

Porthgwarra Ullies is a prehistoric settlement site located in the parish of St Levan in West Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1420580.

Who is responsible for protecting Porthgwarra Ullies?

Porthgwarra Ullies 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 1420580.

What other scheduled monuments are near Porthgwarra Ullies?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel (0.9 km), Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel (1 km), Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church (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
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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
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Holy well 30m north west of St Levan's Chapel
0.9 km
Medieval chapel and hermitage called St Levan's Chapel
1 km
Churchyard cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m south of the church
1 km
Wayside cross in St Levan churchyard, 10m north east of the church
1 km
Cross 150m south west of Rospletha
1.2 km
Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island
2.1 km
Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel
2.2 km
Promontory fort known as Treryn Dinas
2.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Porthgwarra Ullies

Porthgwarra Ullies stands on Devonian claystone, bedrock that formed in the Carboniferous. The rock here is claystone.

Domesday entry for St Buryan, Cornwall →
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