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<< Our Photo Pages >> Castle Pencaire - Hillfort in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Friday, 09 November 2012  Page Views: 6011

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castle Pencaire
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Porthleven
Map Ref: SW599300
Latitude: 50.121403N  Longitude: 5.360267W
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.
 4 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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Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire, West side looking North. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Cornwall

Hillfort at SW599300 with lots of remains inside and two Iron Age rounds on the same hill at SW603300 and SW602303.
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Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : The bank of Castle Pencaire, war memorial and the sun. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire Fort - (Photo credit - Paul Richards) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : The bank of Castle Pencaire at the way in from the north, there's two rounds within a few hundred yards and very intact field systems. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Loose stone from the bank of Castle Pencaire looking across to Godolphin hill. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Part of the bank of Castle Pencaire. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire from near Tregonning Hill Kerb Cairn, You can see St Michael's mount in the background on the left.

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Lidar image of Castle Pencaire fort at the bottom left of the picture with Herland Round at the top and Tregonning Hill Round at the bottom right Source: www.lidarfinder.com

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire Fort, Looking over most of the fort from the monument

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire Fort - Photo credit: Tim Pearson

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire Fort, Photo by the Cornish Heritage Trust

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : The bank of Castle Pencaire with the wonderful Godolphin hill in the background

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire from the foot of Godolphin hill

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire, Northern defences looking North.

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire, North East Part of the fort.

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire, The South East bank.

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire A bank of something on the Eastern side.

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire, North West side looking North.

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire, A hut found at the North East of the fort.

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : A hut found in the Eastern side of Castle Pencaire, Looking South East.

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Looking over the Southern section of Castle Pencaire, Tregonning hill is in the background with it's tumuli and Breage church is visible on the very Left of the photo, The end of the Lizard is visible on the right.

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire, The bank at the South East.

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire, The stoney bank at the North East.

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire, The North East side.

Castle Pencaire
Castle Pencaire submitted by Bladup : Castle Pencaire from near Great work.

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