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Padderbury Top

Coordinates: 50°25′30″N 4°22′30″W / 50.42500°N 4.37500°W / 50.42500; -4.37500
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Padderbury Top
Padderbury Top is located in Cornwall
Padderbury Top
Shown within Cornwall
LocationNear Menheniot, Cornwall
Coordinates50°25′30″N 4°22′30″W / 50.42500°N 4.37500°W / 50.42500; -4.37500
OS grid referenceSX 314 610
TypeHillfort
Diameter80 yards (73 m)
History
PeriodsIron Age
Designated17 March 1977
Reference no.107297

Padderbury Top is a hillfort about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Menheniot, in Cornwall, England, named after the hill on which it is situated. It is a scheduled monument.[1]

Description

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It is classed as a "defended settlement", being relatively small.[1]

The enclosure is roughly circular. The diameter of the interior, which has been ploughed, is about 80 yards (73 m). There is one surviving rampart, 2–3 feet (0.61–0.91 m) above the interior, and 10 feet (3.0 m) externally. There are entrances on the west and east sides.[1][2]

The rampart is surrounded by a belt of flat ground about 60 feet (18 m) wide and about 3 feet (0.91 m) high: aerial photographs show that this area was originally outer defences, since reduced by ploughing.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Historic England. "Iron Age defended settlement at Padderbury Top (1007297)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b Historic England. "Padderbury (436736)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 30 September 2018.