Tehidy Round is located in Section 6 (Godrevy to Portreath) of Cornwall National Landscape, north-west of Redruth, in the parish of Illogan. It is situated on level ground near the coast, above the Red River Valley, within woodland (North Cliff Plantation) forming part of Tehidy Country Park.

The Monument is a square is 46m² with rounded corners. The shape and size of the round suggest that the earthwork is medieval or possibly Roman but doubtfully Iron Age.  The scheduling names the monument as a ‘round’, but describes it as ‘an animal pound’.

The site is located near the North Cliffs Car Park at Tehidy Woods and has a public footpath cutting through the monument. As a result, the area receives large volumes of pedestrians and wheeled transport (bikes, buggies, Wheelchairs) which has overtime worn down and eroded away any banks that may have existed on the pathway.

A desire line crosses the site from south to north, linking the main path with an informal path running along the outer ditch, and this has caused considerable erosion on both sides of the north bank.

Furthermore, a smaller area of erosion at the western end of the north bank, adjacent to where the main path enters the monument, and the way-marker fingerpost has been dug into the bank.

Vegetation on the site includes some mature trees, and secondary woodland with saplings, scrub and bramble undergrowth which tend to obscure the full extent of the enclosure making it difficult to appreciate.