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Round 310m south of Mill Farm

England
List entry 1005446
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005446
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.37 hectares
Grid reference
SX1866099506
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round 310m south of Mill Farm is a prehistoric circular earthwork located in Cornwall, England. The site comprises a roughly circular bank and ditch formation typical of Bronze Age or Iron Age settlement patterns found throughout south-western Britain. The monument's exact dating and original function remain subjects for archaeological interpretation, though such rounds are generally understood to represent defended or enclosed domestic settlements from the later prehistoric period. The site's survival as an earthwork demonstrates the archaeological significance of Cornwall's prehistoric landscape and its potential to yield further evidence of early settlement patterns through future investigation.

Round 310m south of Mill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005446. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Round 310m south of Mill Farm?

Round 310m south of Mill Farm is a prehistoric circular earthwork located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005446.

Who is responsible for protecting Round 310m south of Mill Farm?

Round 310m south of Mill 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 1005446.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round 310m south of Mill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts (7.6 km), Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (7.8 km), Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery (8.2 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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
7.6 km
Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
7.8 km
Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
8.2 km
Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave
8.9 km
Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
9.3 km
Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
9.5 km
Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot
9.7 km
Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round 310m south of Mill Farm

Round 310m south of Mill Farm stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Round 310m south of Mill Farm

Battle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~5.4 milesBattle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~22.7 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~24.4 miles
Domesday entry for Penhalt, Cornwall →
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