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Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel is a Bronze Age ceremonial or burial monument located in Cornwall. The site consists of a circular earthwork typical of the Bronze Age period, when such structures served important ritual, defensive, or funerary functions within prehistoric communities. The monument's survival into the modern period, despite centuries of agricultural use and landscape change, indicates its robust original construction. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and ceremonial practices in Cornwall.
Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004249. View the official record →
Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel is a Bronze Age ceremonial or burial monument located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004249.
Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel 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 1004249.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nun Careg Cross, 400m south-west of Boleigh Farm (4.1 km), The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle (4.2 km), Wayside cross base 125m west of the Merry Maidens stone circle (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.