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Round 300m north of Northdown is a Cornish round, a prehistoric defended settlement dating to the Iron Age. The site consists of a roughly circular enclosure defined by a substantial bank and ditch, characteristic of the round form that developed in Cornwall during the later prehistoric period. Such monuments typically served as domestic and defensive settlements, housing communities and their livestock within protective earthwork boundaries. The survival of its earthwork features makes this example valuable for understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in west Cornwall.
Round 300m north of Northdown is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004462. View the official record →
Round 300m north of Northdown is a Cornish round, a prehistoric defended settlement dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004462.
Round 300m north of Northdown 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 1004462.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems with incorporated stone hut circles 750m ENE of Siblyback Farm (9.7 km), Earlier Prehistoric hillfort, two cairns, medieval pound and adjacent Prehistoric field systems, hut circles and transhumance huts on Stowe's Hill (9.8 km), Prehistoric regular aggregate field system with incorporated stone hut circles and enclosure 450m east of Siblyback Farm (10 km).
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