<< Our Photo Pages >> Rame Head - Hillfort in England in Cornwall
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Rame HeadCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Plymouth Nearest Village: Millbrook
Map Ref: SX41804825
Latitude: 50.312913N Longitude: 4.223272W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Rame Head has always been an important place, being right at the entrance to Plymouth Sound, a very important harbour. On top of the distinctive headland is the remains of a medieval chapel as well as the more modern lookout post and radar station.
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