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The Iron Age defended settlement 500 metres north west of Higher Trevinnick is a hillfort or enclosed settlement dating to the Iron Age period in south west Cornwall. The site comprises defensive earthworks consisting of ramparts and ditches that enclose an area of settlement, characteristic of fortified communities established during the later prehistoric period in south west Britain. Such settlements served both defensive and administrative functions within their local landscape, providing protection and acting as focal points for trade and social organisation. The monument represents an important example of Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive architecture in Cornwall, preserving evidence of the region's prehistoric population and their response to the social and environmental conditions of the period.
Iron Age defended settlement 500m north west of Higher Trevinnick is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006661. View the official record →
The Iron Age defended settlement 500 metres north west of Higher Trevinnick is a hillfort or enclosed settlement dating to the Iron Age period in south west Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006661.
Iron Age defended settlement 500m north west of Higher Trevinnick 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 1006661.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Late medieval and 19th century bridge at Wadebridge (6.5 km), Wayside cross in Egloshayle churchyard, 0.46m east of the church porch (6.9 km), Wayside cross in Egloshayle churchyard, 0.16m west of the church porch (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Iron Age defended settlement 500m north west of Higher Trevinnick's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Iron Age defended settlement 500m north west of Higher Trevinnick stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.