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Castle-an-Dinas is a large multivallate hillfort located north of Tresaddern Bungalow in Cornwall, England. The monument comprises a substantial defensive earthwork with multiple concentric banks and ditches, characteristic of Iron Age hillforts, alongside two Bronze Age bowl barrows situated within or near the fortified area. The site demonstrates the complex chronological development of this location, with evidence of occupation spanning from the Bronze Age through the Iron Age periods. The defensive configuration of its multiple ramparts indicates a settlement of considerable strategic importance during the later prehistoric period.
Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006713. View the official record →
Castle-an-Dinas is a large multivallate hillfort located north of Tresaddern Bungalow in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006713.
Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow 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 1006713.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform cairn 180m northwest of Hensbarrow Farm (6.7 km), Round cairn with beacon called Hensbarrow (7 km), Longstone on Longstone Downs (7.3 km).
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Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.