VOLUNTEERS are being invited to attend an Archaeological Conservation Day at Kit Hill tomorrow, Saturday, December 10. Tasks will involve clearing vegetation around the remains of South Kit Hill Mine and helping to preserve the hill's important archaeology. Participants are asked to meet in the entrance car park (grid ref: SX 383 713) at 9.30am and bring strong boots or wellies, old clothes, wet weather gear and a packed lunch. Jenny Heskett, Kit Hill warden, said: 'We hope that as many people as possible will come along to this important conservation event. 'Even if you can only give an hour or so, everyone of all abilities and ages is welcome. 'No previous experience is necessary and advice and tools will be provided. Come and meet other people and gain some gentle exercise at the same time.' As the highest and most distinctive hill in the vicinity, Kit Hill may have had a religious significance in prehistoric times. At least 18 burial mounds occur on its slopes including one beneath the summit chimney, and traces of early field systems can be seen on aerial photographs.  Prehistoric people left their mark with a Neolithic long barrow (approx. 3000BC) and Bronze Age round barrows (2000-1500BC), forming part of a line of barrows along the Hingston Down. In the 9th Century, the battle of Hingston Down was fought on the lower slopes, when combined forces of the Cornish and the Danes fell against the invading Saxons, bringing an end to Cornish independence. For further details on the Archaeology Conservation Day, call 01579 370030 or email [email protected]">[email protected].