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<< Our Photo Pages >> Little Dennis - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in England in Cornwall

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Saturday, 04 June 2011  Page Views: 5460

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Little Dennis
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.7 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
 Nearest Village: St Anthony-in-Meneage
Map Ref: SW7864425648
Latitude: 50.089608N  Longitude: 5.095944W
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
1 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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Little Dennis
Little Dennis submitted by Bladup : Little Dennis defences (Vote or comment on this photo)
17th century earthworks on Little Dennis promontory, possibly occupying a site of an Iron Age promontory fort.


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Little Dennis submitted by Bladup : Little Dennis, bank on the sloping southern side (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little Dennis
Little Dennis submitted by Bladup : Little Dennis Bank (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little Dennis
Little Dennis submitted by Bladup : Little Dennis and a sailing boat from Toll Point looking south (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SW7825 : Dennis Head from Gillan Cove,  Cornwall by Derek Voller
by Derek Voller
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SW7825 : Dennis Head viewed from across the entrance to Gillan Harbour by Derek Voller
by Derek Voller
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SW7825 : Densely wooded hillside on Dennis Head by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
©2010(licence)
SW7825 : Field on Dennis Head by Rod Allday
by Rod Allday
©2008(licence)
SW7825 : Burdock growing on Dennis Head by Rod Allday
by Rod Allday
©2008(licence)

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 347m W 276° St Anthony's Well (St Anthony-in-Meneag)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW783257)
 445m W 261° St Anthony in Meneage Cross* Ancient Cross (SW782256)
 1.7km N 359° St Mawnan's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW7868527385)
 2.4km SW 228° Boden Fogou* Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) (SW768241)
 2.5km WSW 250° Manaccan Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW763249)
 2.5km NNE 22° Rosemullion Head* Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (SW79682788)
 2.6km SSW 193° Roskruge Beacon* Round Barrow(s) (SW7796623106)
 4.6km SSE 154° Giant's Quoits* Rock Outcrop (SW80452145)
 4.7km S 188° Tremenhere Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW778210)
 5.8km S 189° Crousa Common* Standing Stones (SW775200)
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 5.9km WSW 257° Caervallack Holy Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW7279724512)
 6.1km WSW 257° Caervallack Fort* Hillfort (SW7261624555)
 6.2km S 189° Little Kistles Kerb Cairn* Cairn (SW77411959)
 6.3km SSE 163° Lowland Point* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW80251952)
 6.4km WNW 300° Tolmen Stone (Constantine) Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SW7326429059)
 6.4km SSW 201° Three Brothers of Grugith* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SW76161978)
 6.6km W 260° Gear Round (Helston)* Hillfort (SW7209324805)
 6.6km S 188° Crousa Downs Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW77401916)
 6.6km SSW 193° Tide Rock* Rock Outcrop (SW76921923)
 6.6km SW 224° Traboe Barrow Cemetery* Barrow Cemetery (SW7378321099)
 6.7km NNW 327° Helland House Ancient Cornish Cross* Ancient Cross (SW752314)
 6.7km N 357° Budock Church Crosses* Ancient Cross (SW78603239)
 6.9km NW 322° Eathorne Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW746313)
 7.3km NNW 330° Lower Spargo* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW753321)
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