Castercliff

Castercliff is an Iron Age multivallate hillfort situated close to the towns of Nelson and Colne in Lancashire, Northern England.

Castercliff
History
One of the many bell pit circles on top of the fort
Shown within the Borough of Pendle
Location	Pendle, Lancashire, England
Coordinates
Type	Hillfort
Length	115 m (377 ft)
Width	76 m (249 ft)
Area	0.80 ha (2.0 acres)
Height	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Founded	510±70 BC
Site notes
Excavation dates	1971

Scheduled monument
Official name	Castercliff Small Multivallate Hillfort
Reference no.	45247

The site consists of three ramparts enclosing an oval interior. Excavations during the 1970s appear to show that the site was not completed, and no evidence of occupation was unearthed.[1] The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[2]

References

Excavation of the hillfort of Castercliff, Nelson, Lancashire, 1970-71 Trans. Lancs. & Ches. Antiq. Soc. 81, 111-30
Lancashire County Council Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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Aerial view and description

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