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Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel is a prehistoric coastal fortification located in Cornwall, England. The site comprises a defended promontory headland secured by a substantial rampart and ditch system that cuts across the narrow neck of land, creating a naturally defensible enclosure overlooking the coast. Dating to the Iron Age, the fort represents an important example of promontory fortification architecture common to the Cornish peninsula during this period. The monument's strategic position and defensive characteristics suggest its use for settlement, storage, or control of coastal resources during the later prehistoric period.
Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004293. View the official record →
Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel is a prehistoric coastal fortification located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004293.
Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel 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 1004293.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 160m north east of Bosistow Island (0.2 km), Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point (1.4 km), Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel'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 at Carn Les Boel stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.