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The hillfort immediately south west of Gear is a univallate earthwork defence of Iron Age date, characteristic of the fortified settlements that proliferated across Cornwall during the later prehistoric period. The monument consists of a single defensive bank and ditch, a relatively modest fortification compared to some of its multivallate counterparts, suggesting either a smaller settlement or one of more modest resources. Its location in south west Cornwall places it within a landscape scattered with similar hill fortifications, indicating the strategic and possibly territorial importance of the area during the Iron Age. The slight nature of its surviving earthworks reflects both the passage of time and the vulnerability of such monuments to agricultural and other land use activities across the intervening centuries.
Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004430. View the official record →
The hillfort immediately south west of Gear is a univallate earthwork defence of Iron Age date, characteristic of the fortified settlements that proliferated across Cornwall during the later prehistoric period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004430.
Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear 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 1004430.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm (7.6 km), Three bowl barrows between 200m and 730m north of Hayle Kimbra Pool (7.6 km), Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm (8.3 km).
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Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.