Trevelgue Head

Trevelgue Head
Porth Island
The round barrow at the western end of the peninsula
The round barrow at the western end of the peninsula
Trevelgue Head is located in Cornwall
Trevelgue Head
Trevelgue Head
Coordinates: 50°25′37″N 5°03′46″W / 50.4269°N 5.0629°W / 50.4269; -5.0629
Grid positionSW825630
LocationCornwall
AgeIron Age
Bronze Age
DesignationScheduled monument[1]
Websitehttps://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1006712

Trevelgue Head, also known as Porth Island, is a headland north-east of Newquay, Cornwall, England, next to Porth at the eastern end of Newquay Bay.

It is the site of an Iron Age promontory fort with defensive ramparts and two round barrows dating from the early Bronze Age.

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