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<< Our Photo Pages >> Resugga Castle - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Friday, 17 July 2015  Page Views: 5450

Multi-periodSite Name: Resugga Castle
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
 Nearest Village: Grampound
Map Ref: SW940510
Latitude: 50.322845N  Longitude: 4.89532W
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.
4 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
5

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Resugga Castle
Resugga Castle submitted by Bladup : Resugga Castle, the steep bank at the entrance to the fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Cornwall

Resugga castle fort consists of a main 'D' shaped univallate fort on a south-east facing slope with an outerwork of bank and ditch along the top edge of the slope to the north. The main enclosure has an entrance in the north-west opposing the central entrance of the outwork from which the hollow-way leads off to the north-west.
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Resugga Castle
Resugga Castle submitted by Bladup : In the foreground is the bank of the outer NW defence with the overgrown bank of Resugga Castle in the background on the left. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Resugga Castle
Resugga Castle submitted by Bladup : Resugga Castle, the bank at the entrance looking south west. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Resugga Castle
Resugga Castle submitted by Bladup : Resugga Castle, the northern section. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Resugga Castle
Resugga Castle submitted by Bladup : Resugga Castle, looking south west. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Resugga Castle
Resugga Castle submitted by Bladup : Resugga Castle, looking south east over the interior of the fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Resugga Castle
Resugga Castle submitted by Bladup : Resugga Castle, the northern part of the fort.

Resugga Castle
Resugga Castle submitted by Bladup : Resugga Castle, the entrance of the fort looking east.

Resugga Castle
Resugga Castle submitted by Bladup : Resugga Castle, the outer defences to the north west of the main fort.

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