Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound 500m west of Parkengear Farm

Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm

England
List entry 1020796
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020796
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.16 hectares
Grid reference
SW 89914 47182
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm is a Bronze Age ritual or domestic monument located in Cornwall. The site consists of a circular earthwork comprising a bank and ditch, characteristics typical of Bronze Age rounds found throughout south-west England. Such monuments generally date to the middle to late Bronze Age, though precise dating often remains uncertain without archaeological excavation. These rounds are thought to have served as enclosed settlements or ceremonial spaces, and their presence reflects the significance of the landscape during the Bronze Age period in this region.

Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020796. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm?

Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm is a Bronze Age ritual or domestic monument located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020796.

Who is responsible for protecting Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm?

Round 500m west of Parkengear 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 1020796.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in Lamorran churchyard (5.8 km), Castlezens multiple enclosure fort (5.8 km), Three round barrows 320m south west of Trelagossick (6.1 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
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm

Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.