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The Iron Age defended settlement 800m north of Lymsworthy Farm is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Cornwall and designated as a scheduled ancient monument. The site comprises a substantial defensive earthwork consisting of a single or multiple ramparts with associated ditches, characteristic of Iron Age hillforts and enclosed settlements found throughout the south-west peninsula. Dating to the Iron Age period, roughly between the 8th and 1st centuries BC, the settlement would have served as a defended focal point for the local community, providing protection for dwellings, storage facilities, and livestock. The survival of the earthwork demonstrates the scale of Iron Age settlement organisation in this region and contributes to our understanding of prehistoric Cornish society and land use patterns.
Iron Age defended settlement 800m north of Lymsworthy Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004427. View the official record →
The Iron Age defended settlement 800m north of Lymsworthy Farm is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Cornwall and designated as a scheduled ancient monument.
Iron Age defended settlement 800m north of Lymsworthy Farm 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 1004427.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 100m north of Lishaperhill (4.8 km), Motte and bailey castle called East Leigh Berrys (5.1 km), Three bowl barrows 240m south east of Highermoor (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Iron Age defended settlement 800m north of Lymsworthy Farm'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 800m north of Lymsworthy Farm stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.