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Veryan Castle is a multiple enclosure fort located approximately 500 metres south-west of Churchtown Farm in the parish of Veryan, Cornwall. The site comprises a series of defensive earthwork enclosures typical of Iron Age fortified settlements in south-west England, likely dating to the later prehistoric period. The fort exhibits the characteristic multivallate design common to Cornish hillforts, with concentric banks and ditches providing successive lines of defence. The monument remains an important example of Iron Age settlement archaeology in the region and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument.
Veryan Castle multiple enclosure fort and annexe 500m south west of Churchtown Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019746. View the official record →
Veryan Castle is a multiple enclosure fort located approximately 500 metres south-west of Churchtown Farm in the parish of Veryan, Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019746.
Veryan Castle multiple enclosure fort and annexe 500m south west of Churchtown Farm 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 1019746.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carne Beacon round barrow 320m north of Carne Farm (0.4 km), Three round barrows 320m south west of Trelagossick (2.9 km), Dingerein Castle small multivallate hillfort and annexe, 240m north west of Curgurrel Farm (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Veryan Castle multiple enclosure fort and annexe 500m south west of Churchtown Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Veryan Castle multiple enclosure fort and annexe 500m south west of Churchtown Farm stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.