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<< Our Photo Pages >> Nance Hill Round - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Monday, 21 January 2013  Page Views: 3343

Multi-periodSite Name: Nance Hill Round
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Map Ref: SW665450
Latitude: 50.258719N  Longitude: 5.277312W
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
 4 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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Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : The very intact Nance Hill round, Two banks and a ditch on the West side. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round in Cornwall

The remains of a bivallate Iron Age defensive enclosure of about 2 acres, on a slight N slope at the end of a spur, It's the best example of a round in Illogan parish.
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Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, The Eastern side looking North. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, The overgrown annex at the South East of the fort/round, Looking south West. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, The bank and ditch at the South West part of the fort/round. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, Trying to capture the mood of this impressive site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, The North West part of the fort/round. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : The very intact Nance Hill Round, A bank at the South West.

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : The very intact Nance Hill Round, You can see two banks and two ditches in this photo, looking South East.

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : The very intact Nance Hill Round, You can see two banks and two ditches in this photo, looking North West.

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, The inner Western bank.

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, The most intact Western side of the fort.

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, Intact bank on the North side of this wonderful fort/round.

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, The Bank on the Eastern side looking South.

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, The bank on the Eastern side looking North.

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, The bank of the Southern side.

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, Looking North over the interior of the site.

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, A rare remaining outside ditch on the South West side of this great fort/round, Looking North West.

Nance Hill Round
Nance Hill Round submitted by Bladup : Nance Hill Round, A rare remaining outside ditch on the South West side of this great fort/round.

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