Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf

Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf

England
List entry 1004253
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004253
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
SW 77728 37967
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round in Devichoys Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 540 metres south of Perran Wharf in Cornwall. The monument survives as an earthwork of considerable antiquity, representing a form of sepulchral monument characteristic of the Bronze Age period in south-west England. Such rounds, as they are known locally, functioned as burial places and often held cremated remains or inhumations, sometimes accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and practices of their time. The survival of this example within woodland context has aided its preservation as an archaeological resource documenting prehistoric mortuary practices in the Cornish landscape.

Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004253. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf?

Round in Devichoys Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 540 metres south of Perran Wharf in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004253.

Who is responsible for protecting Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf?

Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf 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 1004253.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, south of the church (5.8 km), Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church (5.9 km), Wayside cross 40m west of Helland House (7 km).

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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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf

Round in Devichoys Wood 600yds (540m) S of Perran Wharf stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.