Univallate Hillfort

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Slight univallate hillfort immediately south west of Gear
The monument includes a slight univallate hillfort, situated close to the summit of a north west-facing ridge, overlooking the Helford River.
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The hillfort survives as an irregular-shaped enclosure of approximately 6ha defined by a single rampart of up to 1.7m high internally with a partially buried outer ditch of up to 0.6m deep. There are entrances to the north, now cut by farm buildings and to the west. On the western side of the enclosure a park pale, defined by a revetted wall and outer ditch, is situated within the ditch of the hillfort and to the south the same park pale incorporates part of the rampart and ditch earthworks. To the south east the rampart and ditch have been cut by a duck pond. The buildings are excluded from the scheduling but the ground beneath them is included. The place name Gear is derived from the Cornish 'ker' meaning 'fort' or 'round' and it first appears in documents dating to 1262-6. Polwhele writing in 1803 was the first to describe the hillfort.