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Dinnever Hill is a prehistoric embanked platform cairn situated in Cornwall, England, whose archaeological significance lies in its multi-period use and modification spanning from prehistoric through medieval times. The monument comprises a prehistoric earthwork platform with associated cairn material, overlain by a medieval boundary that demonstrates the reuse of earlier landscape features for administrative purposes during the later medieval period. Adjacent to the primary structure stands a clearance cairn, typical of agricultural land management practices. The site exemplifies the palimpsestic nature of Cornish upland landscapes, where prehistoric ritual or funerary monuments became integrated into the framework of medieval territorial organization and farming activity.
Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007768. View the official record →
Dinnever Hill is a prehistoric embanked platform cairn situated in Cornwall, England, whose archaeological significance lies in its multi-period use and modification spanning from prehistoric through medieval times. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007768.
Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill 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 1007768.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs (6.4 km), St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church (6.5 km), Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Prehistoric embanked platform cairn and linear boundary with superimposed medieval boundary and adjacent clearance cairn on Dinnever Hill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.