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Submitted by MikeAitch on Tuesday, 30 March 2010  Page Views: 9215

Multi-periodSite Name: Castle Gotha
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: St Austell  Nearest Village: Porthpean
Map Ref: SX027496
Latitude: 50.313247N  Longitude: 4.772523W
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
2 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
4

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Castle Gotha
Castle Gotha submitted by MikeAitch : View from S to N (Vote or comment on this photo)
Castle Gotha is a Small Iron Age oval shaped settlement, originally with a bank and ditch around it, the N, E & S side are all that remain, the rest having been ploughed away.

Photos have dotted line added to show approximate area of the original site at ground level, however site is best viewed from above.
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Castle Gotha
Castle Gotha submitted by MikeAitch : View NNW to SSE (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Gotha
Castle Gotha submitted by MikeAitch : View from SW to NE (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Gotha
Castle Gotha submitted by Bladup : Castle Gotha - inside the remaining bank at the South looking East. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Gotha
Castle Gotha submitted by Bladup : Castle Gotha - outside the remaining bank at the South looking East. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Gotha
Castle Gotha submitted by Bladup : Castle Gotha - outside the remaining bank at the South.

Castle Gotha
Castle Gotha submitted by Bladup : Castle Ghota - the South East (internal) part of the fort looking North East.

Castle Gotha
Castle Gotha submitted by Bladup : Inside the East side of Castle Gotha looking North.

Castle Gotha
Castle Gotha submitted by Bladup : Inside Castle Gotha looking East.

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