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Rame Head is a promontory fort and fortified settlement located on the Cornish coast near Polperro, Cornwall, combining prehistoric and medieval defensive structures. The site incorporates an Iron Age promontory fort defined by substantial ramparts, a medieval chapel dedicated to St Michael dating to the fourteenth century, and substantial remains of a Second World War radar station reflecting its strategic coastal position. The medieval chapel, built within the defensive enclosure, represents the religious significance attached to this commanding headland throughout the later medieval period. The radar installation demonstrates the continued military importance of the promontory during the twentieth century, making Rame Head a palimpsest of defensive and sacred uses spanning approximately two millennia.
Promontory fort, medieval chapel of St Michael's and Second World War radar station at Rame Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004510. View the official record →
Rame Head is a promontory fort and fortified settlement located on the Cornish coast near Polperro, Cornwall, combining prehistoric and medieval defensive structures. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004510.
Promontory fort, medieval chapel of St Michael's and Second World War radar station at Rame 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 1004510.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Royal Commission Fortification: unfinished battery at Knatterbury (1.8 km), Royal Commission fortifications at Forder Hill including two musketry lines and a road block (2.2 km), Cawsand Fort (2.6 km).
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