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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Maen CastleCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Penzance Nearest Village: Sennen
Map Ref: SW34762576 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.072649N Longitude: 5.70828W
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 1st Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3
TheCaptain visited on 14th Jun 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 From Sennen Cove, I decide to walk up to the coastguard lookout shelter and on to look at the shipwreck of the RMS Mülheim, wrecked March 2003, the path passing right beside the Mayon Cliff cairn, and with the cliff castle clearly visible the other side.
hoya105 visited on 1st Oct 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 some remnants left - lovely setting
ChristopherJones visited on 1st Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Accessible along a cliff path, it is labelled by a National Trust sign.
rosecapybara515 visited on 21st Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3
lucasn visited - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Bladup JimChampion have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.33 Ambience: 4 Access: 3
Access The fort is on the coast between Land's End and Sennen Cove, on land owned by the National Trust. There is a path to the castle entrance from the well-worn coastal path, indicated by a discreet metal sign.
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