Verified50.4250° N · 5.0840° W · 40 m
Trevelgue Head Cliff Castle — Newquay
Iron Age (400–100 BCE)·Dumnonii·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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About Trevelgue Head Cliff Castle — Newquay
Trevelgue Head Cliff Castle — Newquay in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age (400–100 BCE) hillfort attributed to Dumnonii. One of largest cliff castles in Cornwall, 7 successive banks cut off headland, Iron Age roundhouses excavated. Surveys document interior and comparative analysis.
Why it mattersImportant Dumnonii hillfort of the Cornwall, England region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
- 02Landscape organisation
Theories
- 01Ceremonial aggregation
- 02Subsistence base
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 400 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (400–100 BCE)
- Culture
- Dumnonii
- Purpose
- Multivallate cliff fort with 7 ramparts across peninsula at Trevelgue Head
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
50.4250° N · 5.0840° W · 40 m · 3 mapped features
Trevelgue Head Cliff Castle — Newquay — Inner Rampart
rampartInner defensive bank
50.4251° N · 5.0839° WTrevelgue Head Cliff Castle — Newquay — Entrance Gateway
gatewayOriginal entrance
50.4248° N · 5.0837° WTrevelgue Head Cliff Castle — Newquay — Hut Platform Interior
platformHut platform
50.4253° N · 5.0841° W