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Castle Head promontory fort

Scheduled monument

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Castle Head promontory fort in West Devon, England, holds the edge of the land where stone and sea still argue. People built defences there long before written records, trusting the cliff and water to finish the work of keeping intruders out. The fort stands as a scheduled monument, marked for protection rather than explained by a plaque. It is the kind of place where human urgency became visible: a line drawn across a headland, still holding against forgetfulness.
The National Heritage List for England records Castle Head promontory fort as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Built during the Iron Age, Castle Head promontory fort was held by pre-Roman Celtic tribes. It is important as a well-preserved example of defensive earthworks and provides insight into early settlement patterns in the region.

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