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<< Our Photo Pages >> Park Vorn - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in England in Cornwall

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 13 October 2009  Page Views: 5880

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Park Vorn
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)

Map Ref: SW44043467
Latitude: 50.156693N  Longitude: 5.584832W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Park Vorn
Park Vorn submitted by Bladup : The entrance to Park Vorn beehive hut. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Cornwall

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"Possible above ground Iron Age fogou located within a large grassy mound situated in a hedge in the northern corner of a field known as Park Vorn, 630 metres south east of the Nine Maidens stone circle."

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Park Vorn
Park Vorn submitted by Bladup : The entrance to the beehive hut (facing the sea). The passageway entrance (facing Castle-an-dinas) is just round the bend on the right. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Park Vorn
Park Vorn submitted by Bladup : Looking out to sea from the beehive hut. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Park Vorn
Park Vorn submitted by Bladup : Showing the squareness inside the beehive hut. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Park Vorn
Park Vorn submitted by Bladup : Showing the corbelling inside the beehive hut. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Park Vorn
Park Vorn submitted by Bladup : Inside the passageway. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Park Vorn
Park Vorn submitted by Bladup : The entrance to the passageway.

Park Vorn
Park Vorn submitted by Bladup : Corbelling inside the beehive hut.

Park Vorn
Park Vorn submitted by Bladup : Light coming into the entrance at Park Vorn beehive hut.

Park Vorn
Park Vorn submitted by Bladup : The entrance to Park Vorn beehive hut.

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