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Promontory fort at Chynalls Point

England
List entry 1003103
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003103
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.62 hectares
Grid reference
SW 78539 17444
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Promontory fort at Chynalls Point is a prehistoric coastal hillfort situated in Cornwall, England. The site occupies a naturally defended headland position and is characterised by defensive earthworks typical of Iron Age fortification strategy, including substantial banks and ditches that cut across the promontory to create an enclosed settlement area. The fort dates to the Iron Age period, when such promontory sites served important defensive and possibly trading functions along the Cornish coast. The natural clifftop location provides inherent defensive advantages, supplemented by the constructed fortifications that would have controlled access to this strategically significant coastal position.

Promontory fort at Chynalls Point is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003103. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Promontory fort at Chynalls Point?

Promontory fort at Chynalls Point is a prehistoric coastal hillfort situated in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003103.

Who is responsible for protecting Promontory fort at Chynalls Point?

Promontory fort at Chynalls Point 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 1003103.

What other scheduled monuments are near Promontory fort at Chynalls Point?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Promontory fort at Lankidden (3.1 km), Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean (3.2 km), Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm (3.6 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Promontory fort at Lankidden
3.1 km
Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
3.2 km
Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
3.6 km
Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
3.8 km
Three bowl barrows 550m NNW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
4.8 km
Bowl barrow 680m WSW of Gwenter Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
5.2 km
Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
5.3 km
Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
5.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Promontory fort at Chynalls Point

Promontory fort at Chynalls Point stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is ultramafitite.

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