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

Submitted by theCaptain on Saturday, 04 June 2011  Page Views: 8502

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Redcliff Castle Alternative Name: Redcliffe Castle
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cornwall Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Newquay  Nearest Village: St Eval
Map Ref: SW84926965
Latitude: 50.487088N  Longitude: 5.033378W
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
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Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by theCaptain : the double ditch and ramparts are clearly seen (Vote or comment on this photo)
Double ditch and banks defend this headland from the mainland, with the well defined ditches cut into the bedrock.

Presumably, when this was made, the headland was a lot bigger, as today it is pretty small, and would not have been worth all the effort to defend it to such an extent.

It also has to be said that the gorse and brambles provided a much better defence than the ramparts!

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Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by theCaptain : The remains of Redcliff castle, viewed from the south. Nowadays most of the headland has fallen into the Atlantic Ocean and been washed away. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle Fort (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : The lovely view North West towards Samaritan island from Redcliff Castle. In the distance is Park head fort. (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by theCaptain : The remains of Redcliff castle, viewed from the south. Nowadays most of the headland has fallen into the Atlantic Ocean and been washed away. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Redcliff Castle submitted by theCaptain : The remains of Redcliff castle in the centre of this picture, viewed from the north. Nowadays mostly fallen into the Atlantic Ocean and washed away. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Redcliff Castle submitted by theCaptain : looking south along the top of the inland (or is it central) rampart.

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Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Lidar image of Redcliff Castle Source: www.lidarfinder.com

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Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle Fort, rock cut defences at the southern end of the fort

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Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle Fort defences

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Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle Fort from the south, it's defences can be seen top right and Park Head Fort can be seen sticking out to sea in the distance on the left

Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle, looking over the remaining interior

Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle Fort,wWhat looks like a hut site on the remaining interior of the fort

Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle, looking over the overgrown defences

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Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle, the defence ditch at the south is cut out of the rock

Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : In the foreground is the defences of Redcliff Castle Fort, Most of the forts interior has fell into the sea a long time ago, The photo is looking south (Photo courtesy of Cornwall National Landscape)

Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by Horatio : The third promontory up from the bottom of the picture can be seen the double ditch and bank defensive entrance to the Iron Age promontory fort (that was, as most of it has fallen in to the sea) Redcliff Castle Fort. The furthest projection of land is known as Park Head with three bronze age burial mounds close to this and the notch in the headland is the aptly named Mackerel Cove. In the dista...

Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by Horatio

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Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle. Bank and ditch

Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle from the North

Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Looking North West over Queen Bess Rock towards Park Head Fort in the background on the right

Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle

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Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle defences, Notice the causeway passing though the banks and ditches.

Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle.

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Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : The end of a ditch at the south end.

Redcliff Castle
Redcliff Castle submitted by Bladup : Redcliff Castle.

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