<< Our Photo Pages >> Park Head Fort - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in England in Cornwall
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Park Head FortCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.112 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cornwall Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Map Ref: SW84157080
Latitude: 50.497132N Longitude: 5.044881W
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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lucasn visited on 6th Oct 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3
The remains of a Cliff Castle at Park Head occupies a narrow level promontory of approximately 1.9 acres. It is defended by a bank with a rock-cut outer ditch and slight counterscarp. The ditch is causewayed but there is no corresponding gap in the bank.
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