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<< Our Photo Pages >> Caer Dane - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Thursday, 13 April 2017  Page Views: 2746

Multi-periodSite Name: Caer Dane
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Map Ref: SW777522
Latitude: 50.327697N  Longitude: 5.124668W
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.
3 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
5

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Caer Dane
Caer Dane submitted by Bladup : Caer Dane from Caer Kief. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Cornwall

Caer Dane is a roughly oval hilltop enclosure with two concentric ditched ramparts. The outer, with only the bank extant over the greater extent, measures about 100m N-S x 80m E-W, the inner about 56 x 45m with an entrance in the west. The Site is covered
in impenetrable thorn.
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Caer Dane
Caer Dane submitted by Bladup : Lidar image of Caer Dane Source: www.lidarfinder.com (Vote or comment on this photo)

Caer Dane
Caer Dane submitted by Bladup : Defences at the North of Caer Dane. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Caer Dane
Caer Dane submitted by Bladup : The outside bank at the North of Caer Dane. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Caer Dane
Caer Dane submitted by Bladup : This is the very overgrown inner enclosure bank and ditch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Caer Dane
Caer Dane submitted by Bladup : The North West side of the very overgrown Caer Dane

Caer Dane
Caer Dane submitted by Bladup : Looking over the tree lined South West bank.

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 582m ENE 57° Caer Kief* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW782525)
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 5.9km WSW 254° St Agnes Cornish Cross* Ancient Cross (SW720508)
 5.9km SSW 206° Three Burrows* Barrow Cemetery (SW74934703)
 6.0km NE 39° Cargoll Round Ancient Village or Settlement (SW81655670)
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 6.3km ENE 74° Carland Cross Henge Henge (SW83825370)
 6.4km SSE 162° Penventinnie Round* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW79374603)
 6.7km N 355° Trevornick Farm* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW7733958890)
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