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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carrick Luz - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in England in Cornwall

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Saturday, 04 June 2011  Page Views: 6795

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Carrick Luz Alternative Name: Lankidden
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Helston  Nearest Village: Kuggar
Map Ref: SW755165
Latitude: 50.006278N  Longitude: 5.134468W
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.
no data 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.
no data 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
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Carrick Luz
Carrick Luz submitted by Bladup : Carrick Luz (Lankidden) from Beagles Point to the East (Vote or comment on this photo)
A univallate cliff castle on the southern edge of the Lizard peninsula, with well-preserved bank and ditch.


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Carrick Luz
Carrick Luz submitted by Bladup : A moody Carrick Luz (Lankidden) Fort from the West (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carrick Luz
Carrick Luz submitted by Bladup : Carrick Luz (Lankidden) from Eastern Cliff in the West, The forts defences can just be seen to the right of the tiny white van (young-un's camping there) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carrick Luz
Carrick Luz submitted by Bladup : Carrick Luz (Lankidden) defences from outside the Fort (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carrick Luz
Carrick Luz submitted by Bladup : The overgrown bank and ditch at Carrick Luz (Lankidden) looking West along Eastern Cliff (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carrick Luz
Carrick Luz submitted by Bladup : Carrick Luz (Lankidden) from the Gaider to the East (Vote or comment on this photo)

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