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Slight univallate hillfort is a small Iron Age defensive earthwork located in Dunmere Wood near Crabb's Pool in Cornwall, England. The monument consists of a single bank and ditch system characteristic of univallate hillforts of the Iron Age period, though its modest scale suggests it may have served a limited defensive or communal function. The earthwork survives as a slight archaeological feature, indicating either original construction of modest proportions or considerable erosion and truncation over two millennia. Such small hillforts in Cornwall are interpreted as territorial markers or refuges for dispersed Iron Age communities rather than major centres of population or administration.
Slight univallate hillfort in Dunmere Wood 235m WNW of Crabb's Pool is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004424. View the official record →
Slight univallate hillfort is a small Iron Age defensive earthwork located in Dunmere Wood near Crabb's Pool in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004424.
Slight univallate hillfort in Dunmere Wood 235m WNW of Crabb's Pool 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 1004424.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A henge re-used as a medieval playing place, 75m north east of Castle Hill Farm (6.2 km), Bowl barrow 270m south west of Castle Hill Farm (6.5 km), Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor (7.1 km).
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