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Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis

England
List entry 1004431
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004431
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.5 hectares
Grid reference
SW 78740 25659
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Little Dennis is a part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks located in Cornwall, England. The site comprises an ancient hillfort positioned on a promontory, with defensive earthworks that date to the prehistoric period, whilst later Civil War period fortifications were constructed upon or adjacent to the earlier monument, demonstrating reuse of the strategic location across different historical periods. The physical remains reflect both the original hillfort construction and the subsequent military engineering undertaken during the seventeenth century conflict.

Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004431. View the official record →

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What is Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis?

Little Dennis is a part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004431.

Who is responsible for protecting Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis?

Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis 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 1004431.

What other scheduled monuments are near Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Promontory fort at Chynalls Point (8.2 km), Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean (8.7 km), Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow (9 km).

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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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
8.2 km
Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
8.7 km
Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
9 km
Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
9.2 km
Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
9.3 km
Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
9.5 km
Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
9.5 km
Promontory fort at Lankidden
9.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis

Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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