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Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Cornwall. The site comprises multiple defensive earthwork banks and ditches characteristic of Iron Age hillforts, indicating construction during the later prehistoric period when such hillforts served as territorial strongholds and centres of community organisation. The multivallate defensive system, with its concentric ramparts, would have provided substantial protection and demonstrated the investment of considerable labour in its construction and maintenance. The hillfort's survival as upstanding earthworks preserves evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and fortification strategies in south-west Britain.
Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006635. View the official record →
Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006635.
Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park 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 1006635.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra (5 km), Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole (5 km), Round barrow cemetery 250m south of Wilton Farm (5.2 km).
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