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Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant

England

List entry 1016064

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1016064

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

3.1 hectares

Grid reference

SW 78634 44697

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant is a Scheduled Ancient Monument located in Cornwall comprising the earthwork remains of a prehistoric settlement. The site dates to the Bronze Age and consists of a circular or sub-circular enclosed settlement with associated field systems and other structural remains visible as cropmarks and surface features. The enclosure itself represents a form of settlement organisation typical of later prehistoric Cornwall, where communities established defended or demarcated domestic spaces. The associated archaeological landscape, including field boundaries and ancillary structures, provides evidence of the organisation of Bronze Age settlement and agricultural practice in the region.

Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016064. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant?

Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant is a Scheduled Ancient Monument located in Cornwall comprising the earthwork remains of a prehistoric settlement.

Who is responsible for protecting Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant?

Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant 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 1016064.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 350m north of Devichoys Barton (6.8 km), Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton (6.8 km), Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale (7.7 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

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

Round barrow 350m north of Devichoys Barton

6.8 km

Three round barrows 430m north east of Devichoys Barton

6.8 km

Gunpowder storage complex at Kennall Vale

7.7 km

Gunpowder works at Kennall Vale

8.1 km

Wayside cross in the grounds of Enys

8.3 km

Cross in the Vicarage Garden

9.3 km

Wayside cross in St Stithians churchyard

9.3 km

Wayside cross 290m west of Trevales Farm

9.7 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant

Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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