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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carnsew hillfort - Hillfort in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Monday, 14 January 2013  Page Views: 3981

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Carnsew hillfort
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Hayle
Map Ref: SW55643713
Latitude: 50.183674N  Longitude: 5.424325W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
5

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Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Showing part of the outer bank at Carnsew. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Cornwall

Pastscape says "A small defensive earthwork, possibly a hillfort or round, on the shore of the Hayle estury at Carnsew. It has been badly mutilated by the construction of an ornamental park in 1845, a railway cutting and ploughing. It apparently comprised two ramparts, the outer surmounting a 50 ft cliff. A grave slab of circa 400 was found here in 1843".
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Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : One of the banks at Carnsew in the winter sun. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Carnsew, The outer bank is on the left and on the right you can see more banks going up, they were landscaped by the construction of an ornamental park in 1845. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Carnsew, showing part of the outer bank. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Carnsew showing the banks, they were landscaped by the construction of an ornamental park in 1845. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Carnsew hillfort, banks and ditches on the North West side of the fort

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Carnsew hillfort, manicured defences on the East Side of the fort

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Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Carnsew hillfort, The Southern bank on the other side of the train line

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Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Carnsew hillfort, Northern Defences

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Inside the Northern part of the fort from the forts highest point, Some bank is visible on the right and the railway line which cuts the site in two is on the left.

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : The highest banks on the Eastern side of the fort.

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Inside the Northern part of the fort.

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Inside the Northern part of the fort, Some bank is visible on the right and Trencrom is the hill in the distance.

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Inside the bank on the North East side of Carnsew hillfort, North of the railway line.

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Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Outside the bank on the Eastern side of Carnsew hillfort, Just South of the railway line [It's bridge can be seen in the background on the right].

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Outside the bank on the South East side of Carnsew hillfort, South of the railway line.

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Outside the bank on the Eastern side of Carnsew hillfort, South of the railway line.

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Inside the bank on the South East side of Carnsew hillfort, South of the railway line.

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Inside the bank on the South side of Carnsew hillfort, South of the railway line.

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : Outside the bank on the South East side of Carnsew hillfort, South of the railway line.

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : The site of the 400AD inscribed grave slab found in one of the North banks of Carnsew hillfort.

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : The inscribed grave slab is found to the right of the information gravestone. It was found in one of the North banks of Carnsew hillfort.

Carnsew hillfort
Carnsew hillfort submitted by Bladup : The Northern part of Carnsew hillfort.

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