<< Our Photo Pages >> Pencarrow Rounds - Hillfort in England in Cornwall
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Pencarrow RoundsCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Hillfort
Nearest Village: Washaway
Map Ref: SX03987001
Latitude: 50.497011N Longitude: 4.765224W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Well-preserved Iron Age hillfort with an entrance at the west. The ramparts reach 2.5 m of height, the ditch is 1 m deep. The site has never been excavated.
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