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Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill

England
List entry 1004333
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004333
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.22 hectares
Grid reference
SW 75777 21437
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ring ditch 200 yards south-west of Trelease Mill is a prehistoric circular earthwork located in Cornwall. The monument comprises a roughly circular ditch with an associated bank, characteristic of ring ditches dating to the Bronze Age, a period when such enclosed ceremonial or domestic structures were commonly constructed across the British landscape. The precise function of this particular example remains uncertain, though ring ditches of this type are frequently interpreted as the denuded remains of barrows, domestic compounds, or ritual enclosures. The site's survival as an earthwork demonstrates the value of such monuments for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and land use in south-west England.

Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004333. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill?

Ring ditch 200 yards south-west of Trelease Mill is a prehistoric circular earthwork located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004333.

Who is responsible for protecting Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill?

Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill 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 1004333.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm (4.5 km), Promontory fort at Lankidden (5 km), Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm (6.4 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
4.5 km
Promontory fort at Lankidden
5 km
Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm
6.4 km
Three bowl barrows between 200m and 730m north of Hayle Kimbra Pool
7.5 km
Round barrow 500yds (460m) WNW of St Rumon's Church
7.6 km
Bowl barrow 290m south east of Sunny Corner Cottage
7.7 km
Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool
8 km
Holy well known as St Ruan's Well, 160m south east of Bruggan Farm
8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill

Ring ditch 200yds (180m) SW of Trelease Mill stands on Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is hornblende schist.

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