Trevelgue Head

DTM- (Digital Terrain Model, i.e. No buildings or foliage) On the promontory, Porth Island enclosing Porth Beach just above Newquay lies the coastally eroded complex promontory fort, Trevelgue Head. The four middle ramparts, now separated by a tidal chasm are now crossed by a bridge. This area was quarried for stone in antiquity. Partial excavation in 1939 by Croft Andrew. Details lost after WW2 outbreak. Next site data published by Cornwall Archaeological Unit in 2011. 20 x C14 dates & material. Date ranges from Mesolithic through to post- Romano-British. Main occupation phase 400-100 BC. Two roundhouses excavated yielding Wooden frames & wattle & daub walls. Roman coins found. Post-Roman age (500-600AD) rectangular dwelling discovered over part of the site. Iron Age tribal association (conjecture based on location): Dumnonii (Scheduled Monument) [Any descriptive text attributed to the Atlas of Hillforts & Historic England websites]