Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park

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History & significance

Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park, is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Cornwall. The monument comprises multiple concentric defensive banks and ditches characteristic of Iron Age hillforts, representing a period of intensified fortification in south-western Britain. The site's multivallate design, with its series of parallel ramparts, would have served both defensive and possibly social purposes, controlling movement across the landscape and demonstrating the authority of its occupants. Such hillforts are typically dated to the Iron Age period, roughly the first millennium before the Common Era, though the specific chronology of this particular site would require archaeological investigation to confirm.

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 →

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