Trevean Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SW413353

Nearest town:

Penzance (7km ESE)

OS reference:

SW413353

OS sheet:

203

Latitude:

50° 9' 37.95 N

Longitude:

5° 37' 21.38 W

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Images (7)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Trevean Round (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.6.2015)

thesweetcheat Jul 19, 2015

Image of Trevean Round (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Well-preserved walling.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.6.2015)

thesweetcheat Jul 19, 2015

Image of Trevean Round (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Looking across the site interior. Morvah church tower is just visible as a dot rising above the surroundings on the right, with the Atlantic beyond.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.6.2015)

thesweetcheat Jul 19, 2015

Image of Trevean Round (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Walling on the northwestern side. Watch Croft rises behind.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.6.2015)

thesweetcheat Jul 19, 2015

Image of Trevean Round (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Into the round through its entrance.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.6.2015)

thesweetcheat Jul 19, 2015

Image of Trevean Round (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

From the NW

Image credit: A. Brookes (6.2002)

thesweetcheat Feb 1, 2009

Image of Trevean Round (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Viewed from the road, with the western entrance facing.

Image credit: A. Brookes (6.2002)

thesweetcheat Feb 1, 2009

Articles

Trevean Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

thesweetcheat Feb 1, 2009

Easily viewed from the Morvah – Madron road, the round is a compact defensive structure now incorporated into the corner of a field. The wall is almost two metres high in places. It has an entrance on the western side.

Sites within 20km of Trevean Round

Trevean North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.43km NNW

5
Trevowhan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.45km WSW

1
Watch Croft

Cairn(s) • 0.89km ENE

35

1

5
Watch Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.89km ENE

28

2
The Giant’s Grave (Morvah)

Natural Rock Feature • 1.03km W

1

1
Kerrow Bosullow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.1km SSE

1

1
Crofto

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.11km WSW
Burnt Downs Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 1.16km E

2

1
Bosullow Trehyllys Courtyard House Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.17km SSW

16

4
Men-An-Tol

Holed Stone • 1.33km E

97

3

43

3
Chûn

Round Barrow(s) • 1.37km SW

2
Men Scryfa

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.39km ENE

48

13

1
Chûn Castle

Hillfort • 1.52km SSW

47

4
Venton Bebibell

Sacred Well • 1.6km E

4

1
Bosigran Cliff

Cliff Fort • 1.63km N

30

2
Carn Galva

Tor enclosure • 1.64km NE

23

6
The Four Parish Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 1.67km ENE

7

3
Chûn Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 1.7km SW

84

2

16

1
Lanyon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.77km E

6

1
West Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 1.8km ESE

4

5
Boskednan Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 1.96km ENE

33

4
Hannibal’s Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 2.05km ENE

3

1
Bosigran Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.06km NNE
Chypraze

Round Barrow(s) • 2.08km W

14

1

1
Bosiliack Barrow

Entrance Grave • 2.1km E

44

5
Higher Downs

Round Barrow(s) • 2.11km SSW

2
Little Galva

Ring Cairn • 2.11km ENE

4

1
Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 2.19km ESE

109

1

18

1
Nine Maidens of Boskednan

Stone Circle • 2.2km E

113

4

19
Boskednan Southern Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 2.22km E

15

2
Bosporthennis 'Beehive Hut'

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.49km ENE

42

2

8

1
Bosporthennis Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 2.59km ENE

21

2

3

1
Ding Dong Lane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.61km E

11

1
Porthmeor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.68km NE

20

6
Porthmeor Fogou

Fogou • 2.76km NE
Boswens Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.81km SSW

35

2
Porthmeor Roundhouses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.9km NE
Portheras Common Barrow

Round Cairn • 2.96km SW

28

3
Carfury

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.99km E

15

5
Treen Entrance Graves

Entrance Grave • 3.07km NE

23

1

6
Boslow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.17km SW

17

2
Bodrifty Iron Age Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.19km ENE

22

2

1
Pendeen Vau

Fogou • 3.2km W

26

1

9
Higher Bodinnar Fogou

Fogou • 3.3km SSE

3
Bodrifty Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.31km ENE

9

2
Porthmeor (Treen Common)

Stone Circle • 3.35km ENE

17

2
The Beacon (Zennor)

Round Barrow(s) • 3.37km ENE

4

1
Bodrifty Reconstruction

3.39km ENE

2

1

1

1
Carn Kenidjack

Natural Rock Feature • 3.46km SW

14

4

2
Lower Boscaswell Fogou

Fogou • 3.62km WSW

15

4
Carn Bean barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.65km SW

4

2
Wheal Buller Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.66km S

10

3
Tregeseal Holed Stones

Holed Stone • 3.68km SW

56

2
Mulfra Hill round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.7km ENE

19

2
Truthwall Common

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.74km SW

42

2
Gurnard’s Head

Cliff Fort • 3.77km NNE

40

6
Trewern

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.8km SE

4

2
Trewern Round

Enclosure • 3.85km ESE

7

2

2
Mulfra Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.86km ENE

3

1
Mulfra Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.89km ENE

78

1

16
Tregeseal

Stone Circle • 3.95km SW

104

3

19

2
Bosvenning Common

Round Barrow(s) • 3.99km SSE

10

1
Mulfra courtyard houses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.03km E

13

1

1
Higher Botallack

Round Barrow(s) • 4.1km SW

3

2
Madron Holy Well

Sacred Well • 4.13km ESE

18

13
Pennance

Entrance Grave • 4.17km NE

13

3
Botrea Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.21km S

18

1
Hailglower Farm

Round Cairn • 4.24km SW

1

1
Tremayne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.25km SE

4

3
Chy-Gwidden Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.27km SSE
Kerrow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.37km ENE

1

1
Kerrowe Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.47km NE

4

2
Tregeseal Entrance Grave

Entrance Grave • 4.58km SW

10

1
Try

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.66km E

3

3

1
Crankan courtyard settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.9km E
Botallack

Stone Circle • 5.09km WSW

1

1

1
Trye

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.1km ENE

1

1
Giant’s Rock

Rocking Stone • 5.45km NE

7

3
Conquer Downs

Cairn(s) • 5.63km ENE

10

2
The Selus Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.72km SW

5

1
Sancreed Beacon

Cairn(s) • 5.8km SSE

24

2
Chysauster Village

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.88km E

78

6

1
Bosworlas Lehau

Natural Rock Feature • 5.93km SW

2
Sancreed Holy Well

Sacred Well • 6.01km SSE

18

13
Foage

Round Barrow(s) • 6.11km ENE

5
Zennor Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 6.15km ENE

74

3

14
Bartinne Castle Enclosure

Enclosure • 6.23km S

11

4
Caer Bran

Hillfort • 6.32km S

24

1

3
Lesingey Round

Hillfort • 6.37km ESE

12

1
Kenidjack Castle

Cliff Fort • 6.38km WSW

29

4
Boswarthen Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 6.41km SSE

3

1
Tom Thumb Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 6.46km SW

3

2

1
Kenidjack Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 6.49km WSW

11

1
Sperris Quoit

Burial Chamber • 6.51km ENE

24

3
St Euny’s Well

Sacred Well • 6.54km S

22

5
Numphra

Kerbed Cairn • 6.56km SSW
Carn Euny Fogou & Village

Fogou • 6.58km S

113

1

2

21

4
Sperris Croft

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.73km ENE

12

3
Tonkins Downs

Kerbed Cairn • 6.77km ENE

9
Rosemorran

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.78km E

3

1
Wicca Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.82km ENE

1

1
Rosemorran Fogou

Fogou • 6.87km E

1
Carn Gluze

Chambered Cairn • 7.02km SW

70

2

9
Goldherring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.09km SSE

9

1
Noon Digery banjo enclosure

Enclosure • 7.09km ENE
Cape Cornwall

Cliff Fort • 7.13km WSW

14

2
Tredinney Barrow

Cairn(s) • 7.14km S

19

1
Brane

Entrance Grave • 7.17km S

30

9
Castle-an-Dinas (Nancledra)

Hillfort • 7.18km ENE

26

4
The Blind Fiddler

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.29km SSE

51

9
Brane Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.37km S

7

3
Drift Stones

Standing Stones • 7.39km SE

44

10

1
Trendrine Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.4km ENE

18

3
Little Brea

Round Barrow(s) • 7.45km SSW

2
Letcha

Kerbed Cairn • 7.52km SW

9
Lescudjack Castle

Hillfort • 7.52km E

10

1

4
Creeg Tol

Natural Rock Feature • 7.6km SSE

7

5
Boscawen-Un hedge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.6km SSE

10

6
Chapel Carn Brea North

Cairn(s) • 7.67km SSW

13
Boscawen Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.69km SSE

11

2
Chapel Carn Brea

Entrance Grave • 7.72km SSW

57

1

9
Chapel Carn Brea long cairn

Long Cairn • 7.79km SSW

13

2
Ennis Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.81km SE
Boscawen-Un (footpath)

Standing Stones • 7.89km SSE

3

2
Boscawen-Ûn

Stone Circle • 7.89km SSE

113

2

6

33

4
Boscregan

Cairn(s) • 7.9km SW

26

2
Towednack Double Armed Cross

7.92km ENE

2

2
Tresvennack Pillar

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.93km SE

12

1
Faugan Round

Hillfort • 8.08km SE

8

1

1

1
Changwens Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.1km SSE

3

1
Nanjulian

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.16km SW
Trelew Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.44km SSE

12

3
Kerris

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.47km SE

13

3
Tregiffian Vean

Chambered Tomb • 8.57km SSW

14

1

3
Chyenhal

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.66km SE

5

2
Pridden

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.7km SSE

2

2
Toldavas

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.7km SSE

6

2

1
Sheffield Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.99km ESE

3

1
Trevorgans Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.12km S

17

1

3
Rosewall Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.27km ENE

6

3
Trink Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.33km ENE

5

4
Redhouse

Standing Stones • 9.36km SE

5

2
Escalls Cliff

Kerbed Cairn • 9.51km SSW

11

2
Paul Celtic Cross

Christianised Site • 9.63km ESE

2

1
Trevelloe Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 9.72km SE

1

2

1
Trevear

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.31km SSW

1
Trencrom Hill Well

Sacred Well • 10.32km ENE

3

1
Alsia Holy Well

Sacred Well • 10.38km S

7

5
Boleigh Fogou

Fogou • 10.39km SE

47

4

16

2
Castallack Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.45km SE

5

3
Castallack Carn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.45km SE

3

2
Trencrom Hill

Hillfort • 10.5km ENE

42

1

13
Castallack

Cup Marked Stone • 10.6km SE

7

2
Castallack 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.64km SE

6

2
Giant’s Well

Sacred Well • 10.7km ENE

1

1
The Pipers (Boleigh)

Standing Stones • 10.71km SSE

87

9
Table Mên

Natural Rock Feature • 10.82km SSW

2

2
Mayon Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.83km SSW

3

1
The Merry Maidens

Stone Circle • 10.85km SSE

110

1

2

30
Gûn Rith Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.9km SSE

43

2

10
Tregiffian

Entrance Grave • 10.92km SSE

66

14
Merlin’s Rock and the Mousehole

Natural Rock Feature • 10.97km ESE

1
Swingate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.99km SE

2

3
The Bowl Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 11.04km ENE

4

4
Choone

Holed Stone • 11.07km SSE

8

4
Mayon Cliff

Cairn(s) • 11.26km SSW

28

4
Treverven

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.3km SSE

24

3
Beersheba

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.3km ENE

9

5
Sennen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.33km SSW

2

3
St. Michael’s Mount

Natural Rock Feature • 11.41km E

18

1

10
Kemyel

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.46km SE

3

3
Boscawen-Ros

Standing Stones • 11.48km SSE

31

1

4
Maen Castle

Cliff Fort • 11.57km SSW

42

1

3
Kemyel 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.6km SE

3

1
Carbis Bay Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.01km ENE

5

4
The Fairy Well

Sacred Well • 12.69km ENE

6

3
Pordenack Point

Round Barrow(s) • 12.94km SSW

18

2
Treryn Dinas

Cliff Fort • 13.18km S

49

1

1

15
Carn Les Boel

Cliff Fort • 13.39km SSW

25

1

3
St. Levan’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.49km S

8

5
St. Levan’s Well

Sacred Well • 13.74km S

7

1
Roskestal West Cliff

Round Cairn • 13.94km SSW

1
Treveneague Fogou

Fogou • 14.08km E

1

2
Carnsew

Hillfort • 14.4km ENE

9
St Erth Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.42km ENE
Cudden Point

Rocky Outcrop • 15.54km E

1

1
Phillack Towans

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.88km ENE

4

1
Castle Kayle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.98km ENE
Godolphin Hill

Enclosure • 18.29km E

6

1

1
Godrevy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.57km ENE

15

1

3
Castle Pencaire

Hillfort • 19.27km E

25

1

3
Connor Downs

Round Barrow(s) • 19.27km ENE
Tregonning Hill

Kerbed Cairn • 19.82km E

11