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Round on Berry Down is a Cornish round, a prehistoric enclosed settlement dating to the Iron Age. The monument comprises a roughly circular earthwork defined by a substantial bank and ditch, typical of the defensive and domestic settlements characteristic of south-west Britain during the later prehistoric period. Its location on Berry Down places it within the landscape of numerous comparable rounds distributed across Cornwall, which served as farmsteads and centres of local authority before the Roman conquest. The site remains largely intact as an archaeological earthwork, preserving evidence of the settlement patterns and land use practices of Iron Age communities in the south-west peninsula.
Round on Berry Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003094. View the official record →
Round on Berry Down is a Cornish round, a prehistoric enclosed settlement dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003094.
Round on Berry Down 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 1003094.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tregantle Fort (2.3 km), Whitsand Bay practice battery (5 km), Whitsand Bay Battery (5.2 km).
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