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The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life, Whittle

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<< Our Photo Pages >> Prideaux Camp - Hillfort in England in Cornwall

Submitted by MikeAitch on Friday, 16 April 2010  Page Views: 10119

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Prideaux Camp Alternative Name: Prideaux Rings, Prideaux Hillfort, Prideaux Castle
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.912 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Saint Austell  Nearest Village: Prideaux
Map Ref: SX059556
Latitude: 50.368208N  Longitude: 4.730723W
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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Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by MikeAitch : Prideaux outer ramparts from W near Saints Way 4309,4308 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Prideaux Camp is a high status Iron Age defensive settlement rather than hillfort, and is quite similar in size to Castle Dore 4 miles to the east across the valley. Positioned on a small round hill about 135m above sea level Prideaux has good views over St. Austell Bay on a clear day.

It can be reached across farmland from the Saints’ Way footpath (ancient trade route) which passes just west of the site, the eastern side of the hillfort is woodland. Livestock graze the land, but luckily it was clear when we visited.

The hillfort is approximately 100m in diameter and almost circular in shape. English Heritage lists the site as having 3 banks and ditch although I counted 4 still visible in places (as do other resources). The inner ramparts are the most clearly defined although overgrown with trees; however the stone, rubble and earth banks are suffering severe erosion in many places from livestock, farm vehicles and the elements.

English Heritage has a good b&w aerial photo here, Historic-Cornwall.org has a more recent clickable colour aerial shot here, and further info can be found on the Prideaux wiki page here. Prideaux is a peaceful site just 1 mile NE from the Eden Project if you’re planning a visit to this part of Cornwall.
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Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by MikeAitch : Prideaux view SW along coast from outer rampart W of site 4306 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by Bladup : Prideaux Camp - the north East (internal) part of the fort looking South East. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by MikeAitch : Prideaux 3 ramparts visible E side 4280 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by MikeAitch : Prideaux inner banks SE side 4291 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by Bladup : Prideaux Camp - the highest defences are on the least hilly easy to attack Western side.

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by Bladup : Prideaux Camp - the Southern (internal) part of the fort looking South East.

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by Bladup : Prideaux Camp - the South East (internal) part of the fort looking North East.

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by Bladup : Prideaux Camp - a holed stone inside the fort.

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by Bladup : Prideaux Camp - looking North over the entrance on the Eastern side.

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by Bladup : Prideaux Camp - showing the double banks on the Eastern side.

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by Bladup : Prideaux Camp - the Eastern (internal) part of the fort looking East.

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by Bladup : Prideaux Camp - the North West (internal) part looking North West.

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by Bladup : Prideaux Camp - the northern (internal) part of the fort looking East.

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by Bladup : Prideaux Camp - the western (internal) part of the fort looking South.

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by Bladup : Prideaux Camp - the almost gone outer defences on the West side.

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by Bladup : Prideaux Camp from the West.

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by MikeAitch : Prideaux gateway from the Saints Way W of site 4256

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by MikeAitch : Prideaux entrance from W over inner bank 4303

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by MikeAitch : Prideaux inner ring from W towards E entrance 4267,4268,4269

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by MikeAitch : Prideaux Meg' Hunter storming the inner bank NW side 4270 (2 comments)

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by MikeAitch : Prideaux inner ring from NW 4273,4274,4275

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by MikeAitch : Prideaux view accross E entrance used by tractors 4285

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by MikeAitch : Prideaux E entrance from centre of site 4302

Prideaux Camp
Prideaux Camp submitted by MikeAitch : Prideaux exposed and weathered bedrock? E of centre of site (1m pole) 4293

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