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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kelsey Head Fort - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Thorgrim on Thursday, 03 June 2004  Page Views: 12271

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Kelsey Head Fort
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Newquay  Nearest Village: Cubert
Map Ref: SW765608  Landranger Map Number: 200
Latitude: 50.404468N  Longitude: 5.146609W
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.
 4 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.
 3 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
 4

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Kelsey Head Fort
Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Thorgrim : An Iron Age cliff castle on a very exposed site near Newquay (Vote or comment on this photo)
Settlement and cliff fort high on exposed cliffs between Holywell Bay and Newquay
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Kelsey Head Fort
Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : The whole of Kelsey Head from the South West, Looking over the lovely Holywell bay (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kelsey Head Fort
Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : This is a wall that cuts across the middle of the headland, It may look like another extra line of defence but is too modern for that, The possible extra line of defence that cuts off the whole headland has a wall like this built on it, Therefore possibly making the bank underneath it far older (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : The possible extra line of defences that cuts off the whole headland including Kelsey Head Fort and it's barrows (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Looking SW towards Gull Rocks over the defences at Kelsey Head Fort (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : The headland that contains Kelsey Head Fort and barrows seems to have another line of defence that cuts off the whole headland, That possible extra line of defence is to be seen in the middle of the photo, A ploughed down large barrow is visible on the horizon to the left of the photo and Holy Well Cave is to be found at the bottom of the cliffs below the supposed extra line of defence (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kelsey Head Fort
Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Kelsey Head Fort is a very intact earthwork

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Kelsey Head Fort from the south

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Kelsey Head Fort defences

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : The interior of Kelsey Head Fort

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : The far western defences of Kelsey Head Fort

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Looking east over the defences at Kelsey Head Fort towards Pentire Point West

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Looking inland over the defences at Kelsey Head Fort

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Approaching Kelsey Head Fort from the east

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : The humps on the headland are the earthwork remains of Kelsey head fort, As seen from Pentire point west

Kelsey Head Fort
Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Looking SW over the defences at Kelsey Head Fort

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Looking at Kelsey Head Fort from the East

Kelsey Head Fort
Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Looking NE along the defences at Kelsey Head Fort towards Trevose Head

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : The interior of Kelsey Head Fort

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Looking inland over the defences at Kelsey Head Fort

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : The actual fort is at the tip of the headland (See the other Lidar image for a better view of it) but as you can see from the bottom of this lidar image the whole headland may have had extra line of defences across it (A modern wall now follows most of the bank), The barrows on the headland are also visible Source: www.lidarfinder.com

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Looking over the tumuli at SW764602, In the background is Holywell Bay/beach and Penhale Point

Kelsey Head Fort
Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Lidar image of Kelsey Head Fort Source: www.lidarfinder.com

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Kelsey Head from the South West, Looking over Holywell bay

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Kelsey Head Fort from the South

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Kelsey Head Fort submitted by Bladup : Kelsey Head Fort, The original causeway into the fort in the middle of the straight section on the East side

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 8.5km SSE 166° Caer Kief* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW782525)
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