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Monument Number 429519
Hob Uid: 429519
Location : Cornwall St. Merryn
Grid Ref : SW8543073820
Summary : Cliff castle or promontory fort, presumed Iron Age
More information : SW 85437382 A single wide rock cut ditch, now very silted and 0.3 metres deep, with an inner bank averaging 0.8 metres high on the outer face and 0.4 metres high on the inner face. The ditch is continuous, but towards the centre the bank is much lower and narrower as if for an entrance. The ditch, shown on the OS 6", cuts off a promontory, and would appear to be a cliff castle, either unfinished or much denuded. Published survey 25" revised; q.v. SW 87 SE 11. (1) No change. (2)

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Source details : F1 MJF 17-DEC-69
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : F2 NVQ 20-MAR-75
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Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Promontory Fort, Cliff Castle
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CO 844
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SW 87 SE 15
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1969-12-17
End Date : 1969-12-17

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1975-03-20
End Date : 1975-03-20

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 429519