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Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly

England
List entry 1020177
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020177
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.28 hectares
Grid reference
SW 80482 52704
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Cornwall, England. The monument comprises multiple defensive enclosures arranged concentrically or in sequence, a characteristic form of Iron Age hillfort construction in the South West. Such enclosures served protective and possibly administrative functions during the later prehistoric period, typically dating to the Iron Age, when similar defended settlements were widespread across the Cornish landscape. The site's specific layout and construction details reflect the defensive strategies employed by Iron Age communities in establishing control over both territory and settlement populations.

Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020177. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly?

Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020177.

Who is responsible for protecting Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly?

Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly 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 1020177.

What other scheduled monuments are near Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round 200m north west of Penventinnie (6.7 km), Standing cross at High Cross, 30m west of Truro Cathedral (8 km), Two bowl barrows 250m south east and 230m north east of Ashgrove Farm (8.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round 200m north west of Penventinnie
6.7 km
Standing cross at High Cross, 30m west of Truro Cathedral
8 km
Two bowl barrows 250m south east and 230m north east of Ashgrove Farm
8.1 km
Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant
8.2 km
Round 180m north east of Polstein
8.5 km
Round barrow 650m east of Carrine
9.6 km
Round barrow and round, 200m south west of Carrine
9.7 km
Round barrow known as Goodern Barrow, 550m east of St Michael's Church
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly

Multiple enclosure fort 320m north of Engelly stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Cargoll, Cornwall →
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