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Killibury Castle is a later prehistoric hillfort located in Cornwall, England, situated near Wadebridge. The monument comprises a substantial multivallate hillfort with multiple concentric defensive earthworks enclosing the summit of a prominent hill, demonstrating the sophisticated defensive architecture of Iron Age communities. Dating to the later prehistoric period, likely the Iron Age, the site represents an important centre of settlement and territorial control in south-western Britain. The defensive ditches and ramparts remain substantially preserved, providing evidence of the engineering capabilities and settlement patterns of pre-Roman Cornish peoples.
Killibury Castle later Prehistoric hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010439. View the official record →
Killibury Castle is a later prehistoric hillfort located in Cornwall, England, situated near Wadebridge. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010439.
Killibury Castle later Prehistoric hillfort 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 1010439.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman fort called 'Nanstallon Roman fort' 135m south west of Tregear (6.8 km), Bowl barrow called Tregawne Barrow (6.8 km), Ruthern Bridge with adjacent ford (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Killibury Castle later Prehistoric hillfort'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.
Killibury Castle later Prehistoric hillfort stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.