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Promontory fort on Combs Edge is a prehistoric hillfort located in Derbyshire, England, positioned on a prominent elevated site that commands views across the surrounding landscape. The fort dates to the Iron Age and demonstrates the characteristic defensive strategy of promontory fortification, wherein natural topography is augmented by man-made earthwork defences to create a naturally defensible position. The site's physical character reflects the construction techniques of its period, with ramparts and ditches marking the fortified perimeter. Such hillforts served multiple functions within Iron Age societies, including roles in territorial control, settlement, and refuge during conflict.
Promontory fort on Combs Edge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009294. View the official record →
Promontory fort on Combs Edge is a prehistoric hillfort located in Derbyshire, England, positioned on a prominent elevated site that commands views across the surrounding landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009294.
Promontory fort on Combs Edge 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 1009294.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lismore Fields Mesolithic and Neolithic settlement (5.2 km), Cowdale Quarry limestone extraction and processing site 540m north east of Staden Manor (6.5 km), Staden earthwork (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Promontory fort on Combs Edge'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 on Combs Edge stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.