<< Our Photo Pages >> Caervallack Fort - Hillfort in England in Cornwall
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Caervallack Fort Alternative Name: Caervallack RoundCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Helston Nearest Village: St Martin-In-Meneage
Map Ref: SW7261624555
Latitude: 50.077517N Longitude: 5.179431W
Condition:
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| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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lucasn visited on 4th May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 3
A well preserved round not far from St Martin-In-Meneage on the Lizard Peninsula. Nearby is another fort, Gear Round.
This site is recorded asPastscape Monument No. 427437 ('edge of ditch fort'), Historic England List ID 1004429 (Round with annexe called 'Caer Vallack') and
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