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The defences comprise a stone rampart, ditch and counterscarp bank built across the neck of the headland, with almost sheer cliffs on two sides and a steep slope on the third. There are some indications that the site may have been occupied before these defences were constructed.
180:. It is one of only two fortified sites in Cornwall where Early Iron Age pottery has been found. Excavations took place in 1939 and 1948-9 and about 300 sherds were unearthed. 385: 419: 320: 378: 424: 409: 371: 313: 137: 404: 214: 61: 30: 306: 209: 219: 108: 355: 290: 267: 414: 201: 169: 398: 347: 242: 173: 343: 335: 282: 191: 76: 63: 351: 177: 166: 96: 48: 44: 289:
This article about a building or structure in Cornwall is a
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Sennen
Cornwall
50°04′23″N 5°42′29″W / 50.073°N 5.708°W / 50.073; -5.708
Iron Age
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Maen Castle is located in Cornwall
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promontory fort
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List of hill forts in England
List of hill forts in Scotland
List of hill forts in Wales


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