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Veryan Castle is a multiple enclosure fort located in Cornwall near Churchtown Farm, comprising a series of concentric defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns. The monument consists of several banks and ditches arranged in an annexe configuration, indicating a stratified approach to defensive design typical of later prehistoric fortified settlements in southwest England. The site dates to the Iron Age period, when such multivalate hillforts and enclosed settlements formed important centres of territorial control and community organisation across the Celtic regions of Britain. The physical remains survive as earthwork features that provide evidence of the settlement's spatial organisation and defensive capabilities during this formative period of British prehistory.
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 in Cornwall near Churchtown Farm, comprising a series of concentric defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns. 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).
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