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Multi-periodSite Name: Bossiney Settlement
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
 Nearest Village: Bossiney
Map Ref: SX062896
Latitude: 50.673719N  Longitude: 4.744177W
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
 no data 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.
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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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Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : Bossiney Settlement, This wall is built on and out of the Ancient ramparts of the Cliff castle. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : Bossiney Settlement, Looking out of the fort over the defences and wall, This wall is built on and out of the Ancient ramparts of the Cliff castle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : Bossiney Settlement, This wall is built on and out of the Ancient ramparts of the Cliff castle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : Looking inland from the seaward side of the defences/bank and ditch at Bossiney Fort/Settlement (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : Looking over the Fort/settlement it looked to me that there was Huts/settlement either side of the so-called defences, The more places i visit the more i think that in many cases the banks and ditches where of a ritual/symbolic nature and were only used as defences if they were been or about to be attacked, eg If attacked from the sea they'd all go the landward side of the defences and if attacked... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : Looking North East towards Bossiney Fort/Settlement (also known as Willapark as is the nearby Boscastle Fort/settlement) from Smith's Cliff

Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : Looking South West from Bossiney Settlement down the coast towards Tintagel(land) themepark

Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : Bossiney Settlement, Looking over the defences from the landward side towards the sea

Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : Bossiney Settlement, Looking over what looked like a flat settlement area within the Fort/settlement towards Lye Rock

Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : A modern wall runs along the top of the main prehistoric bank at Bossiney Fort/settlement, Although this site is also known as another Willapark (Along with Boscastle Fort/settlement

Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : It looked to me that there was Huts/settlement either side of the so-called defences, The more places i visit the more i think that in many cases the banks and ditches where of a ritual/symbolic nature and were only used as defences if they were been or about to be attacked, eg If attacked from the sea they'd all go the landward side of the defences and if attacked from the landward side they'd go...

Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup

Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : Bossiney Settlement, The great view from the cliff castle up the coast to Tintagal, The daddy of all the cliff castles around these parts.

Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : Bossiney Settlement, Where the sheer cliffs and the defences meet.

Bossiney Settlement
Bossiney Settlement submitted by Bladup : Bossiney Settlement, The great view from the cliff castle up the coast to Tintagal, The daddy of all the cliff castles around these parts.

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