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Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort

England
List entry 1017685
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017685
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.91 hectares
Grid reference
SW 93961 51064
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Resugga Castle is a univallate hillfort located in Cornwall, England, dating to the later prehistoric period. The monument is defined by a single substantial defensive rampart enclosing an elevated hilltop position, a characteristic feature of Iron Age fortified settlements in the southwest of England. The site's strategic location and defensive architecture reflect the importance of territorial control and settlement hierarchy during the later prehistoric era. As a designated heritage monument, Resugga Castle contributes to understanding the distribution and development of hillforts across the Cornish landscape during this period.

Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017685. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort?

Resugga Castle is a univallate hillfort located in Cornwall, England, dating to the later prehistoric period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017685.

Who is responsible for protecting Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort?

Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort 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 1017685.

What other scheduled monuments are near Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Golden Camp hillfort (4.5 km), Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm (5.6 km), Holy well of St Cuby, 25m south west of Brookfield (6.1 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Golden Camp hillfort
4.5 km
Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm
5.6 km
Holy well of St Cuby, 25m south west of Brookfield
6.1 km
Medieval cross base at St Ewe
6.2 km
Wayside cross at Beacon Cross, 265m east of Lanuah
7 km
Standing cross 200m south of Trelowthas
7 km
Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House
7.5 km
Round 790m north east of Trebollack
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort

Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Resugga Castle later prehistoric univallate hillfort

Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~10.6 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~12.7 milesBattle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~16.4 miles
Domesday entry for Trenowth, Cornwall →
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