© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Trevelgue Head is an Iron Age promontory fort located on the Cornish coast near Newquay, defended by a series of ramparts and ditches that cut across the headland to create an enclosed settlement. The fort's defensive characteristics, typical of the first millennium BC, comprise multiple parallel earthwork lines that take advantage of the natural cliff edges surrounding the site on three sides. Associated with the promontory fort are two bowl barrows, Bronze Age burial monuments that predate the Iron Age fortification and demonstrate the long history of human use at this strategically important coastal location. The site has yielded significant archaeological evidence and remains an important example of Iron Age settlement patterns along the Cornish peninsula.
Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006712. View the official record →
Trevelgue Head is an Iron Age promontory fort located on the Cornish coast near Newquay, defended by a series of ramparts and ditches that cut across the headland to create an enclosed settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006712.
Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head 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 1006712.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm (9.3 km), Warren's Barrow (9.3 km), Bowl barrow 500m north west of Higher Ennis Farm (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head stands on Early Devonian sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone.