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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Chun Castle Alternative Name: Chûn CastleCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Penzance Nearest Village: Madron
Map Ref: SW40503395 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.148692N Longitude: 5.633798W
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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micske visited on 6th Jan 2024 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
hallsifer visited on 1st Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 2 Stunning hill fort, very windy during winter.
TheCaptain visited on 14th Jun 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 After struggling to find somewhere to eat, I really want to see Chun Quoit and Castle at sundown, so with a rapid drive, being guided by another force, I get to the bottom of the hill already in full shadow. Its almost 30 years since I last climbed the hill to visit the Chûn sites. A rapid walk up to the top, its a long way, and I get to the quoit just as it is in the golden glow of the sunset, but perhaps now past its best. Lots of photos, including the sun setting through the stones, then a quick look around the wonderful castle, and back down the hill to the car. Easy drive home with a fabulous full strawberry moon rising, and I am back to the cottage just before 11:00.
SandyG visited on 17th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
lucasn visited on 16th Jun 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
bishop_pam visited on 27th Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3
ajmp3003 visited on 2nd May 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
LINCOOK visited on 28th Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3
jeffrep visited on 13th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
LiveAndrew Bladup h_fenton davidmorgan JimChampion cazzyjane have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 3
The only entrance to the site is a stone-lined passage through the larger inner rampart on the west side with an offset opening through outer rampart, suggesting a defensive function, which is reinforced by a short length of bank outside of the opening through the outer rampart providing defence in depth.
Pottery evidence from excavations carried out in the late 1920s and early 1930s suggests that the main period of occupation extended from the 3rd century BC until the early 1st century AD, with a possible re-occupation in the 5th or 6th centuries AD.
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Note: Sunset alignment photos from Pebbletripper, more on our page, and click his name to see more of his photos
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