MenuGiant's Hedge, Cornwall
The Giant's Hedge is an ancient linear boundary extending for about nine miles between Looe and Lerryn in Cornwall. It is now believed to be a pre-Norman boundary which appears to have been constructed to defend the area between the Rivers Looe and Fowey. Its survival is variable, being visible as as a ditch cut into the hillside with a bank to the south; as a scarp where the ditch has been silted and the bank rather flattened; or as a bank with a backfilled ditch. At its best preserved, the bank is about 10ft wide and up to 6ft high whilst the ditch measures 10ft wide and up to 3ft deep. There is a well preserved stretch to the north-east of Lanreath. The monument is within the council area of Cornwall.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1006681.
Place Type: Early Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Cornwall
Lat, Long: 50.388125,-4.5533833
Grid Reference: SX 1858 5736
Civil Parish: Lanreath CP
Council Area: Cornwall CA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 302030
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Giant's_Hedge,_Cornwall_302030
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1006681.
Place Type: Early Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Cornwall
Lat, Long: 50.388125,-4.5533833
Grid Reference: SX 1858 5736
Civil Parish: Lanreath CP
Council Area: Cornwall CA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 302030
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Giant's_Hedge,_Cornwall_302030
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