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Carvossa, Cornwall

Carvossa is a prehistoric defended enclosure near Probus, Cornwall. The monument comprises a roughly square defended enclosure of about 5 acres with extramural occupation extending from its eastern side. Excavations found a majority of finds belonging to the first two centuries AD during the Romano-British period, but the defences of the enclosure itself are considered to date from the pre-Roman Iron Age. The enclosure is formed of a bank and external ditch. It is within the council area of Cornwall.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1016890.

Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Cornwall
Lat, Long: 50.297461,-4.9240128
Grid Reference: SW 9184 4825
Civil Parish: Probus CP
Council Area: Cornwall CA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA

GBPN ID: 300533
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Carvossa,_Cornwall_300533

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