Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPrehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet Farm

Prehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet Farm

England
List entry 1007776
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007776
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
17.19 hectares
Grid reference
SX 20530 74617
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

This site in Cornwall is an ancient monument comprising overlapping prehistoric and medieval settlement remains with associated field systems. The prehistoric component includes an irregular field system and hut circles, indicating Iron Age or Bronze Age occupation of the locality. Adjacent to these features lies a medieval regular field system and deserted settlement, demonstrating continuity of land use and settlement in this area across more than a thousand years. The juxtaposition of these two distinct periods of activity, visible in their contrasting field patterns and settlement layouts, provides archaeological evidence of long-term landscape exploitation in south-east Cornwall.

Prehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007776. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Prehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet Farm?

This site in Cornwall is an ancient monument comprising overlapping prehistoric and medieval settlement remains with associated field systems. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007776.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet Farm?

Prehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet 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 1007776.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval wayside cross at Redgate (6.9 km), Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House (7 km), Medieval wayside cross at Wenmouth Cross, 320m north of Wenmouth (7.3 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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet Farm

Prehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Prehistoric irregular field system and hut circle settlement with adjacent medieval regular field system and deserted settlement SE of Tresibbet Farm

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~7.7 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~10.3 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~13.5 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~20 miles