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Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor is a prehistoric monument consisting of three adjoining rectangular earthwork enclosures located in Cornwall. The site comprises banks and ditches forming defensive boundaries, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in south-west England, though the precise dating and chronology of the site require archaeological study. The enclosures suggest a pattern of territorial organisation and settlement typical of the later prehistoric period, when such defended spaces served domestic, agricultural, or communal functions. The monument is designated as a scheduled ancient monument and remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age land use and settlement hierarchy in the Cornish landscape.
Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006659. View the official record →
Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor is a prehistoric monument consisting of three adjoining rectangular earthwork enclosures located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006659.
Three rectangular defended enclosures 460m north east of Merthen Manor 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 1006659.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs (8.7 km), Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs (8.9 km), Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose (8.9 km).
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