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Promontory Fort at Lankidden is a late prehistoric hillfort located on the Cornish coast. The monument occupies a naturally defensible headland position and is defined by substantial earthwork defences, including a ditch and bank system that cuts across the promontory neck to create an enclosed settlement area. The site dates to the Iron Age period and represents an important example of promontory fort construction, a fortification type characteristic of the southwestern British peninsula during this era. Such promontory forts typically served defensive, residential, and possibly trading functions for their local populations.
Promontory fort at Lankidden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004328. View the official record →
Promontory Fort at Lankidden is a late prehistoric hillfort located on the Cornish coast. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004328.
Promontory fort at Lankidden 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 1004328.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm (0.9 km), Promontory fort at Chynalls Point (3.1 km), Holy well known as St Ruan's Well, 160m south east of Bruggan Farm (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Promontory fort at Lankidden'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 Lankidden stands on Carboniferous gabbro, bedrock that formed in the Carboniferous. The rock here is gabbro.