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Dunmallard is a small multivallate hillfort located in Cumberland, England, dating to the Iron Age. The monument is defined by multiple defensive banks and ditches arranged concentrically around its summit, a characteristic feature of hillforts constructed during the later prehistory of northern Britain. The site commands a strategic position with views across the surrounding landscape, typical of hillforts serving defensive, administrative, or communal functions for Iron Age communities. Like other multivallate forts of the region, Dunmallard likely functioned as a settlement and territorial stronghold for a local population during the first millennium before the Common Era.
Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008264. View the official record →
Dunmallard is a small multivallate hillfort located in Cumberland, England, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008264.
Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort 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 1008264.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure (7.2 km), Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck (7.4 km), High Street, Roman road (7.8 km).
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