Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave

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Warbstow Bury is a large multivallate hillfort situated in Cornwall, England, comprising multiple concentric defensive earthwork banks and ditches that demonstrate substantial Iron Age construction and engineering. The site exhibits the characteristic defensive architecture of the Iron Age period, with its complex system of ramparts designed to enclose and protect a significant settlement area. Associated with the hillfort is the Giant's Grave, a pillow mound of probable medieval date, indicating later use and reoccupation of the landscape. The monument represents an important example of Iron Age hillforts in southwest England and the subsequent medieval occupation layers that often accumulated on such prehistoric sites.

Large multivallate hillfort called Warbstow Bury and a pillow mound known as the Giant's Grave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006710. View the official record →

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