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Hillsborough Promontory Fort is a prehistoric coastal promontory fort located in Devon, England. The site occupies a naturally defensible headland position and belongs to the Iron Age period, representing a significant settlement type characteristic of southern Britain during the later prehistoric era. The fort's defences typically consist of one or more substantial earthwork banks and ditches cutting across the promontory neck, a common defensive strategy that exploited the natural topography of coastal locations. Such promontory forts served as focal points for settlement, trade, and control of maritime resources during the Iron Age, though the precise chronology and intensity of occupation at this particular site would require reference to detailed archaeological investigation records held by the heritage authority.
Hillsborough Promontory Fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002512. View the official record →
Hillsborough Promontory Fort is a prehistoric coastal promontory fort located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002512.
Hillsborough Promontory Fort 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 1002512.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age hilltop enclosure at North Hill Cleave, circa 400m north-east of Outer Narracott Farm (4.3 km), Three bowl barrows 520m and 620m east of Lynton Cross (4.3 km), Bowl barrow 510m north east of Outer Narracott Farm (4.6 km).
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