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Penhargard Castle is an Iron Age defended settlement located in Cornwall, England. The site comprises a hillfort with defensive earthworks consisting of banks and ditches that enclose an elevated position, typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in south-western Britain. The monument dates to the Iron Age period, when such fortified enclosures served as centres of habitation and territorial control for local communities. The surviving earthworks remain visible in the landscape and constitute an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement in the region.
Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004425. View the official record →
Penhargard Castle is an Iron Age defended settlement located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004425.
Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle 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 1004425.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Ingunger Cross, 240m south-east of St Ingunger Farm (6.6 km), Reperry Cross, 550m ENE of Reperry Manor Farm (6.7 km), Fenton Pits Cross, 210m WSW of Penburthen Farm (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.