<< Our Photo Pages >> Cronk Sumark - Vitrified Fort in Channel Islands and Isle of Man in Isle of Man
Submitted by rocket on Thursday, 15 February 2001 Page Views: 7185
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cronk SumarkCountry: Channel Islands and Isle of Man
NOTE: This site is 1.082 km away from the location you searched for.
Island: Isle of Man Type: Vitrified Fort
Map Ref: SC392941
Latitude: 54.317085N Longitude: 4.473605W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | no data |
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FrothNinja has visited here
The hill itself is quite a tough climb - so the walk while not long in distance, may take a little while - once I reached the top, I saw that a more easy access may have been by walking around the back of the hill, after going over the second style, but i didn't investigate much further.
The outline of earthworks for this small outpost can be clearly seen, though they are overgrown in places with gorse.
Relaxing (and I needed to) on the top once I reached it I appreciated the positioning - a 180 degree view of the northern plain of the Isle of Man, and, on a clear day, I suspect a good distance out to sea would have made this an excellent lookout point.
Very peaceful place, with the occasional car or bike on the road below.
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