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Cliff Castle is a Cornish coastal promontory fort situated on Rosemullion Head near Falmouth. The site is an Iron Age fortification, characterized by defensive earthworks comprising banks and ditches that cut across the headland to create an enclosed defensive position. The fort exemplifies the strategic use of natural coastal topography in prehistoric Cornwall, with its cliff-edge location providing natural defensive advantages on three sides. The monument remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement and territorial control in the region.
Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004272. View the official record →
Cliff Castle is a Cornish coastal promontory fort situated on Rosemullion Head near Falmouth. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004272.
Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head 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 1004272.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm (9.3 km), Hut circle with associated field system 300yds (270m) NW of Polcoverack (9.3 km), Hut circle on Crousa Downs 650yds (600m) S of 'Three Brothers of Grugwith' (9.5 km).
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