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Multiple enclosure fort 320m north west of Shepherds Farm

England
List entry 1019494
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019494
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.38 hectares
Grid reference
SW 81557 54794
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Multiple enclosure fort 320m north west of Shepherds Farm is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Cornwall, England. The monument comprises a series of concentric or multiple defensive enclosures, a characteristic form of Iron Age hillfort construction in the Southwest peninsula. Such multiple enclosure forts typically date from the Iron Age period, roughly between the 8th and 1st centuries BC, and represent substantial community investment in defensive architecture and territorial control. The site's survival as an archaeological monument makes it valuable for understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and social organisation in Cornwall.

Multiple enclosure fort 320m north west of Shepherds Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019494. View the official record →

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What is Multiple enclosure fort 320m north west of Shepherds Farm?

Multiple enclosure fort 320m north west of Shepherds Farm is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019494.

Who is responsible for protecting Multiple enclosure fort 320m north west of Shepherds Farm?

Multiple enclosure fort 320m north west of Shepherds Farm 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 1019494.

What other scheduled monuments are near Multiple enclosure fort 320m north west of Shepherds Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200m north east of Fair-View Farm, Allet (6.6 km), Bowl barrow 100m south west of Callestick Vean (7.5 km), The Four Burrows (8.5 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200m north east of Fair-View Farm, Allet
6.6 km
Bowl barrow 100m south west of Callestick Vean
7.5 km
The Four Burrows
8.5 km
Polwhele Castle: a round with hut circle and field system 160m south west of Higher Tregurra
8.8 km
Round 200m north west of Penventinnie
9 km
Hillfort 225m north east of Bosvisack
9.1 km
Bowl barrow 425m north west of Little Regarded Farm
9.7 km
Round 450m south of Tregeagle
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Multiple enclosure fort 320m north west of Shepherds Farm

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

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