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Cliff forts in United Kingdom · Mysteria

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Cliff forts in United Kingdom

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort

Trevelgue Head Cliff Castle — Newquay

Iron Age (400–100 BCE) · Dumnonii

Trevelgue Head Cliff Castle — Newquay in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age (400–100 BCE) hillfort attributed to Dumnonii.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort

Treryn Dinas Cliff Fort — St Levan

Iron Age (400 BCE) · Dumnonii

Treryn Dinas Cliff Fort — St Levan in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age (400 BCE) hillfort attributed to Dumnonii.

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Chûn Castle Hillfort — Penwith

Iron Age (300 BCE) · Dumnonii

Chûn Castle Hillfort — Penwith in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age (300 BCE) hillfort attributed to Dumnonii.

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Dodman Point Cliff Fort

Iron Age (300 BCE) · Dumnonii

Dodman Point Cliff Fort in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age (300 BCE) hillfort attributed to Dumnonii.

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Black Head Cliff Castle — St Austell Bay

Iron Age · Dumnonii

Black Head Cliff Castle — St Austell Bay in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age hillfort attributed to Dumnonii. Small univallate promontory fort with hut terraces, facing St Austell Bay.