Featured: Explore Scotland (and everywhere else) with our Megalithic Portal iPhone app

Explore Scotland (and everywhere else) with our Megalithic Portal iPhone app

Random Image


Třísov Oppidum

The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life, Whittle

The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life, Whittle

Who's Online

There are currently, 361 guests and 0 members online.

You are a guest. To join in, please register for free by clicking here

Sponsors

<< Our Photo Pages >> Pencarrow Rounds - Hillfort in England in Cornwall

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Saturday, 14 April 2012  Page Views: 4599

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Pencarrow Rounds
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Washaway
Map Ref: SX03987001
Latitude: 50.497011N  Longitude: 4.765224W
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
4 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.
no data 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
5

Internal Links:
External Links:

I have visited· I would like to visit

lucasn visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

Pencarrow Rounds
Pencarrow Rounds submitted by Bladup : Pencarrow Rounds. Defences just to the west of this well preserved site. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Cornwall

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.

Read More at Pastscape.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.


Pencarrow Rounds
Pencarrow Rounds submitted by Bladup : Pencarrow Rounds. A road passes though the fort using the entrances. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pencarrow Rounds
Pencarrow Rounds submitted by Bladup : Pencarrow Rounds. The bank and ditch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pencarrow Rounds
Pencarrow Rounds submitted by Bladup : Pencarrow Rounds. Looking north at the bank and ditch at the western entrance to the fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pencarrow Rounds
Pencarrow Rounds submitted by Bladup : Pencarrow Rounds. Defences just to the west of this well preserved site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.

Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SX0369 : The Trehellas House Hotel by Guy Wareham
by Guy Wareham
©2019(licence)
SX0369 : Trehellas Country House Hotel by Oscar Taylor
by Oscar Taylor
©2023(licence)
SX0469 : Entrance to Pencarrow estate by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2020(licence)
SX0369 : Trehellas House Hotel by Rod Allday
by Rod Allday
©2011(licence)
SX0369 : Old Wayside Cross by the A389, Washaway, Egloshayle parish by Alan Rosevear
by Alan Rosevear
©2019(licence)

The above images may not be of the site on this page, they are loaded from Geograph.
Please Submit an Image of this site or go out and take one for us!


Click here to see more info for this site

Nearby sites

Click here to view sites on an interactive OS map

Key: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed

Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)

To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.


Turn off the page maps and other distractions

Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
 276m SW 218° Prior's Cross* Ancient Cross (SX038698)
 890m N 359° Pencarrow Cross* Ancient Cross (SX040709)
 3.0km SE 144° Scarlett's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX0566767503)
 3.7km SE 133° Berrycombe Cross* Ancient Cross (SX0661067414)
 3.8km SE 133° Cocks Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX067673)
 3.9km NNE 30° Longstone (St Mabyn)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX06067337)
 4.0km NNE 30° Penwine Cross* Ancient Cross (SX0606473375)
 4.0km NNE 30° Longstone Cross* Ancient Cross (SX06077338)
 4.1km SE 126° Berry Tower Cross* Sculptured Stone (SX07236746)
 4.2km SE 132° Eye Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX070671)
 4.2km NNW 328° Killibury Camp* Hillfort (SX01857365)
 4.4km ESE 102° Lancarffe Inscribed Stone Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SX08266894)
 4.5km NE 40° Tregony Cross Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SX06997333)
 4.6km ESE 120° Castle Hill Cross* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SX0785567542)
 4.6km NW 320° Three Hole Cross* Ancient Cross (SX01177367)
 4.6km SE 128° St Guron's Well House* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX075670)
 4.9km SE 131° St Petroc's Holy Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX07566671)
 5.0km ESE 112° Callywith Cross Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SX08566794)
 5.8km S 179° The Annicu Stone* Sculptured Stone (SX039642)
 6.2km SE 131° Castle Canyke* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX085658)
 6.3km NE 53° Fairies' Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX09107363)
 6.5km ENE 59° Holy Well (Blisland)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX097731)
 6.5km SE 130° Carminow Cross Ancient Cross (SX08846569)
 6.6km WSW 252° St Breock Downs Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SW97606821)
 6.7km ENE 61° Blisland Holy Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX1073)
View more nearby sites and additional images

<< Takiroa Rock Art Site

Round Wood >>

Please add your thoughts on this site

Cornovia: Ancient Sites of Cornwall and Scilly, Craig Weatherhill

Cornovia: Ancient Sites of Cornwall and Scilly, Craig Weatherhill

Sponsors

Auto-Translation (Google)

Translate from English into:

"Pencarrow Rounds" | Login/Create an Account | 0 News and Comments
  
Go back to top of page    Comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content.
Your Name: Anonymous [ Register Now ]
Subject:


Add your comment or contribution to this page. Spam or offensive posts are deleted immediately, don't even bother

<<< What is five plus one as a number? (Please type the answer to this question in the little box on the left)
You can also embed videos and other things. For Youtube please copy and paste the 'embed code'.
For Google Street View please include Street View in the text.
Create a web link like this: <a href="https://www.megalithic.co.uk">This is a link</a>  

Allowed HTML is:
<p> <b> <i> <a> <img> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <tt> <li> <ol> <ul> <object> <param> <embed> <iframe>

We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.