Verified50.2200° N · 4.8020° W · 70 m
Dodman Point Cliff Fort
Iron Age (300 BCE)·Dumnonii·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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About Dodman Point Cliff Fort
Dodman Point Cliff Fort in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age (300 BCE) hillfort attributed to Dumnonii. Largest cliff fort in Cornwall enclosing entire Dodman headland with massive inner bank 10 m wide. 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. 300 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (300 BCE)
- Culture
- Dumnonii
- Purpose
- Double rampart cliff fort enclosing 4.5 ha on Dodman promontory
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
50.2200° N · 4.8020° W · 70 m · 4 mapped features
Dodman Point Cliff Fort — Inner Rampart
rampartInner defensive bank
50.2201° N · 4.8019° WDodman Point Cliff Fort — Entrance Gateway
gatewayOriginal entrance
50.2198° N · 4.8017° WDodman Point Cliff Fort — Hut Platform Interior
platformHut platform
50.2203° N · 4.8021° WDodman Point Cliff Fort — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureSecondary walled area
50.2196° N · 4.8022° W