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Multi-periodSite Name: Castella Downs Field System
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 69.165 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Isles of Scilly Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: St Agnes Island  Nearest Village: Troytown
Map Ref: SV875078
Latitude: 49.888639N  Longitude: 6.352319W
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.
 5 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.
 3 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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Castella Downs Field System
Castella Downs Field System submitted by Thorgrim : The Nag's Head is a natural rock sculpture on Castella Downs. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Remains of a rectilinear prehistoric field system on the downs near Troy Town Maze on St Agnes. Boulder walls and natural stone outcrops run down to the cliff edge.

The Nag's Head is a natural rock formation said by some authorities to have been of ritual significance as a natural circle of stones seems to surround it.
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Castella Downs Field System
Castella Downs Field System submitted by Bladup : Castella Downs Field System, one of the ancient field system walls stop just before this outcrop (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Castella Downs Field System submitted by uisdean : Remains of ancient walls forming part of the Castella Downs field system. The stones are on average some 1 ft 6 ins to 2 feet in height, (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castella Downs Field System
Castella Downs Field System submitted by Bladup : Castella Downs Field System. Some of the prehistoric field system is still in use, as these modern walls are built on a far older field system (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Castella Downs Field System
Castella Downs Field System submitted by PAB : Castella Down Prehistoric Field System, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. Photo taken June 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castella Downs Field System
Castella Downs Field System submitted by PAB (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castella Downs Field System
Castella Downs Field System submitted by PAB : Castella Down Prehistoric field system, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. Photo taken June 2009

Castella Downs Field System
Castella Downs Field System submitted by uisdean : The walls incorporate natural boulders and carns.

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Re: Castella Downs Field System by PAB on Tuesday, 28 April 2020
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A detailed map of this site can be seen via the Historic England Map system

It is worth noting that Historic England give a 10 digit Grid Reference (SV8757307830) for this Field System, which really is an odd level of 'precision' to use for a site spanning several hectares!
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Re: Castella Downs Field System by PAB on Tuesday, 28 April 2020
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Isles of Scilly

Prehistoric Field System on the western side of the island of St Agnes, Isles of Scilly.

The Isles of Scilly have been recorded as having evidence of 4000 years of human habitation. On the island of St Agnes, there are numerous cairns and burial locations. Another feature on St Agnes is the existence of ancient field boundaries, many of which link cairns.

The images I have submitted were clearly 'something significant' when we saw them in 2009, but I have only recently had an opportunity to investigate further.

Their significance can be demonstrated by the extensive entry of Historic England

An extract from Historic England:
"The regular field system on Castella Down survives well, clearly displaying the character of the prehistoric land division and the strong influences upon it of the natural topography. Despite truncation of its lower edges by rising sea levels, the field system contains a sufficient range of elements to determine its nature and extent, assisting our understanding of prehistoric land use over a far wider area than the confines of the monument. In this broader role, the field system complements the other surviving and broadly contemporary settlement remains on St Agnes and Gugh, together with the large cairn cemeteries on Wingletang Down and Gugh, to provide an unusually extensive view of prehistoric land use in this area."
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Castella Downs Field System by lucasn on Friday, 08 February 2019
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