RESCUED CADSONBURY HILLFORT

CADSONBURY hillfort is a spectacular hillfort set on a conical hill above the River Lynher in south-east Cornwall.

The site had been on the Heritage at Risk Register for many years but this year, as a result of a partnership between Historic England, the National Trust, Natural England, and Defra, it has been removed as its future has been secured.

Cadsonbury went into a Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship agreement in 2020 and through a Historic and Archaeological feature protection Plan (HAP) put in place in the first two years of the agreement, a huge amount of work has taken place to improve the site’s condition.

George Holmes, lead ranger for the National Trust at Cotehele, said: “We are thrilled to have worked with our partner organisations so positively in protecting and enhancing the hillfort at Cadsonbury. To see it being removed from the Heritage at Risk register really shows how effective the work completed has been. We are also excited that, with an improved understanding of the hillfort, we can start to tell visitors more about this fascinating site in the years to come.”