Cadson Bury

Cadson Bury is an Iron Age hillfort about 2 mi south-west of Callington, in Cornwall, England.

It is owned by the National Trust, and it is scheduled monument.

Description
The fort is sited in a commanding position on a steep hill, called Cadson Bury Down, above the River Lynher.

It is univallate, probably of the early Iron Age. The oval enclosure, longest from north to south, is about 275 m long and 170 m wide, enclosing an area of about 2.5 ha. The rampart is up to 2 m above the interior; the outer ditch is about 1.3 m deep on the east side, less visible elsewhere. There are no traces of house platforms within the enclosure. There are two opposed inturned entrances on the east and west sides; the eastern entrance is clearly defined, the western entrance less so. Another entrance on the south may not be original.