Scheduled Monuments›England›Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital

Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital

England
List entry 1004257
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004257
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.21 hectares
Grid reference
SW 64340 43751
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round in North Cliff Plantation 800 yards north-west of Tehidy Hospital is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Cornwall. The monument consists of a circular earthwork typical of prehistoric funerary monuments of the second millennium BCE. Such rounds served as focal points for ritual activity and burial practices within Bronze Age communities of the Cornish landscape. The site's survival within the plantation setting has preserved its archaeological integrity for modern study and understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial customs in the region.

Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004257. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital?

Round in North Cliff Plantation 800 yards north-west of Tehidy Hospital is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004257.

Who is responsible for protecting Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital?

Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital 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 1004257.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan (6 km), Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen (6.6 km), Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow (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.
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Target Zones
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Wayside cross in St John's churchyard, Treslothan
6 km
Portal dolmen called The Giant's Quoit at Carwynnen
6.6 km
Kerbed cairn called Hangman's Barrow
7.7 km
Polmenor Cross in Gwinear churchyard, 12m north of the church
8 km
Wayside cross in Gwinear churchyard, 5m north of the church
8 km
Wayside cross-head in Gwinear churchyard, east of the church
8 km
Small stone circle known as the 'Nine Maidens' 60m east of Carthew House
8.2 km
Three wayside crosses in the grounds of Clowance
8.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital

Round in North Cliff Plantation 800yds (730m) NW of Tehidy Hospital stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Tehidy, Cornwall →
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