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Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle

England
List entry 1004663
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004663
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.78 hectares
Grid reference
SX2522699690
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hilton Wood Castle is a slight univallate hillfort located in Cornwall, England. The site is defined by a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an area of modest proportions, characteristic of smaller hill forts of the Iron Age period. The earthwork survives as a substantial archaeological feature within woodland, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement and defence strategies in the Cornish landscape. Such univallate fortifications represent an important class of Iron Age settlement hierarchy, though the specific chronology and occupation history of this particular site remain matters for archaeological investigation.

Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004663. View the official record →

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What is Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle?

Hilton Wood Castle is a slight univallate hillfort located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004663.

Who is responsible for protecting Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle?

Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle 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 1004663.

What other scheduled monuments are near Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort (3.2 km), Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury Camp (3.6 km), Round barrow cemetery 610m north east of Creddacott Farm (4.1 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

Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort
3.2 km
Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury Camp
3.6 km
Round barrow cemetery 610m north east of Creddacott Farm
4.1 km
Three bowl barrows 560m south east of Cherry Cross
4.1 km
Two bowl barrows 240m SSW of Wilsworthy Cross
4.2 km
Round barrow cemetery 240m north east of Lower Trebarrow
4.7 km
Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm
5.4 km
Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'
7.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle

Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle

Battle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~4.9 milesBattle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~23.3 miles
Domesday entry for Froxton, Cornwall →
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