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Round called Killabury

England
List entry 1004219
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004219
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.75 hectares
Grid reference
SX 30336 78379
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Killabury is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort located near Wadebridge in north Cornwall. The monument comprises a substantial circuit of defensive earthworks consisting of multiple banks and ditches arranged concentrically, which would have enclosed and protected a settlement during the later prehistoric period. The site demonstrates the engineering sophistication typical of Iron Age fortifications in south-western Britain, where communities invested considerable labour in constructing imposing linear defences. Killabury represents an important example of Iron Age settlement and defensive strategy in Cornwall, reflecting the social organization and territorial control exercised by Iron Age communities in the region.

Round called Killabury is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004219. View the official record →

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What is Round called Killabury?

Killabury is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort located near Wadebridge in north Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004219.

Who is responsible for protecting Round called Killabury?

Round called Killabury 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 1004219.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round called Killabury?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric round cairn on Caradon Hill, 310m west of Heather House (8.7 km), Round cairn 472m SSW of Caradon Hill summit (8.7 km), Round cairn 480m SSW of Caradon Hill summit (8.7 km).

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Overview
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Prehistoric round cairn on Caradon Hill, 310m west of Heather House
8.7 km
Round cairn 472m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
8.7 km
Round cairn 480m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
8.7 km
Round cairn 527m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
8.7 km
Round cairn 557m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
8.8 km
Tor cairn with adjacent sub-rectangular hut 650m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
8.9 km
South Caradon 19th century copper mine
8.9 km
Round cairn 740m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round called Killabury

Round called Killabury stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Carboniferous, bedrock that formed in the Carboniferous. The rock here is mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Round called Killabury

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~12.4 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~15.7 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.5 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~18.7 miles
Domesday entry for Illand?, Cornwall →
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