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Cliff forts

Every place in the atlas labelled cliff forts.

Places: 5
Countries: 1
World Heritage: 0

Notable cliff forts

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort

Trevelgue Head Cliff Castle — Newquay

Iron Age (400–100 BCE) · Dumnonii

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort

Treryn Dinas Cliff Fort — St Levan

Iron Age (400 BCE) · Dumnonii

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort

Chûn Castle Hillfort — Penwith

Iron Age (300 BCE) · Dumnonii

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort

Dodman Point Cliff Fort

Iron Age (300 BCE) · Dumnonii

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort

Black Head Cliff Castle — St Austell Bay

Iron Age · Dumnonii

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