Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPrehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage

Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage

England
List entry 1019171
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019171
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SX 10137 78075
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage is a Bronze Age settlement remains located in Cornwall. The site comprises a hut circle, the substantial earthwork foundation of a prehistoric dwelling, together with associated field boundaries that reflect the agricultural exploitation of the landscape during the Bronze Age period. Such settlements are characteristic of Bronze Age occupation in Cornwall and provide evidence of domestic habitation and farming practices in the region during the second millennium BCE. The preservation of both structural and field elements at this location contributes to understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and land use in south west England.

Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019171. View the official record →

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What is Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage?

The Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage is a Bronze Age settlement remains located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019171.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage?

Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage 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 1019171.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure (9 km), Lantern cross 60m north east of Lancarffe (9.3 km), An early Christian memorial stone at Lancarffe (9.3 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.
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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage

Prehistoric hut circle and field system 440m south west of Treswallock Cottage stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.