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Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'

England
List entry 1004429
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004429
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.99 hectares
Grid reference
SW7261624555
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Caer Vallack is a prehistoric circular settlement with an adjoining annexe, situated in Cornwall. The monument dates to the Iron Age and represents a significant example of Cornish settlement archaeology from this period. The site consists of a main circular enclosure defined by a substantial earthwork, with an attached rectangular or sub-rectangular annexe, a configuration that reflects the settlement patterns and domestic arrangements of Iron Age communities in south-western Britain. Such monuments with annexes are interpreted as evidence of cattle management and storage practices integrated with residential compounds.

Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack' is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004429. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'?

Caer Vallack is a prehistoric circular settlement with an adjoining annexe, situated in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004429.

Who is responsible for protecting Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'?

Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack' 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 1004429.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm (7.4 km), Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm (7.9 km), Round barrow 500yds (460m) WNW of St Rumon's Church (8.4 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm
7.4 km
Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
7.9 km
Round barrow 500yds (460m) WNW of St Rumon's Church
8.4 km
Promontory fort at Lankidden
8.6 km
Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool
8.7 km
Bowl barrow 290m south east of Sunny Corner Cottage
9.1 km
Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Mount Hermon
9.2 km
Wayside cross 240m north west of Higher Predannack Farm
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack'

Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack' stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is breccia and metabreccia.

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