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Settlement W of Cargelly

England
List entry 1004464
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004464
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.23 hectares
Grid reference
SX 24735 81487
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement W of Cargelly is a prehistoric settlement located in Cornwall, England. The site comprises the remains of ancient domestic occupation dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age period. The settlement is designated as a scheduled monument and recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1004464. Archaeological evidence from the site contributes to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in south-west Britain during the later prehistoric period.

Settlement W of Cargelly is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004464. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Settlement W of Cargelly?

Settlement W of Cargelly is a prehistoric settlement located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004464.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement W of Cargelly?

Settlement W of Cargelly 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 1004464.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement W of Cargelly?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform cairn with central mound 760m ESE of Lambadla Farm (9.5 km), Platform cairn with central mound 900m ESE of Lambadla Farm (9.6 km), Round cairn 800m ESE of Lambadla Farm (9.6 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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Platform cairn with central mound 760m ESE of Lambadla Farm
9.5 km
Platform cairn with central mound 900m ESE of Lambadla Farm
9.6 km
Round cairn 800m ESE of Lambadla Farm
9.6 km
Craddock Moor stone circle and adjacent peat-stack platform 800m NNE of Trewalla Farm
9.7 km
Round cairn 450m east of Sparretts Farm
9.7 km
Two platform cairns 750m and 785m E of Sparretts Farm
9.8 km
Prehistoric enclosure and field system, two hut circles and parts of a medieval field system 350m south east of Sparretts Farm
9.9 km
Prehistoric round cairn 435m north of Furswain Farm
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement W of Cargelly

Settlement W of Cargelly stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Settlement W of Cargelly

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~12.3 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~15 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~16 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~18.3 miles
Domesday entry for Trevell?, Cornwall →
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