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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castle An Dinas (Penwith) Alternative Name: Castle-an-DinasCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Penzance Nearest Village: Nancledra
Map Ref: SW48493500 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.161560N Longitude: 5.522876W
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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lucasn saw from a distance on 19th Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2
ChasDrown visited on 1st Jan 1974 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 3
In the middle of the fort is an Ordnance Survey Trig point. Near the trig point is a circular feature that it is suggested could be the site of a hut circle 7 metres in diameter.
Not to be confused with another site with the same name near Bodmin at SW945624.
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