Castle an Dinas, St Columb Major, Cornwall: Archaeological Survey Report
Author(s): Sharon Bishop
The analytical survey of Castle an Dinas shows that enclosure of the hilltop was of several phases. Two, perhaps three barrows were constructed on the hill in the early Bronze Age. In the later Bronze Age or early Iron Age the hilltop was enclosed by a small bank and ditch and later in the Iron Age, probably after 400BC, the massive ramparts of the hillfort were constructed and subsequently enhanced. The hillfort may have continued in use until the 1st century BC but occupation does not appear to have been intensive or prolonged. The abandoned earthworks lent themselves to tradition and tales of romance until the discovery of Wolframite in 1915, when they were modified as the hilltop became the hub of industrial activity. Castle an Dinas mine closed in 1957.
- Report Number:
- 110/2011
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 47
- Keywords:
- Iron Age Survey Fortification
