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<< Our Photo Pages >> Veryan castle - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Friday, 17 July 2015  Page Views: 5740

Multi-periodSite Name: Veryan castle Alternative Name: Ringarounds Fort
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Truro
Map Ref: SW909388
Latitude: 50.212178N  Longitude: 4.932068W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Veryan castle
Veryan castle submitted by Bladup : Veryan castle, the large ditch and banks on the eastern side of the fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Cornwall

A D shaped fort with massive defences on it's level eastern side.
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Veryan castle
Veryan castle submitted by Bladup : Veryan castle, the large ditch on the eastern side of the fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Veryan castle
Veryan castle submitted by Bladup : Veryan castle, the testern side of the fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Veryan castle
Veryan castle submitted by Bladup : Veryan castle, the big bank on the eastern side of the fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Veryan castle
Veryan castle submitted by Bladup : Veryan castle, looking west across the interior of the fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Veryan castle
Veryan castle submitted by Bladup : Veryan castle, the eastern defences.

Veryan castle
Veryan castle submitted by Bladup : Veryan castle, the large eastern defences.

Veryan castle
Veryan castle submitted by Bladup : Veryan castle, looking west over the very slight downhill defences.

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 393m ESE 111° Veryan Barrow* Chambered Tomb (SW9126338647)
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