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Penhargard Castle is a Iron Age defended settlement located in Cornwall, England. The site consists of a hilltop enclosure fortified with substantial earthwork defences characteristic of Iron Age settlement practices in south-western Britain. The monument demonstrates the defensive strategies and settlement patterns employed during the Iron Age period, when such fortified hilltop sites served as centres of local authority and refuge. The earthwork remains, recorded under National Heritage List entry 1004425, preserve important evidence of Iron Age occupation and territorial organisation in the Cornish landscape.
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 a 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).
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