<< Our Photo Pages >> Pendeen Fogou - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in England in Cornwall
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Pendeen FogouCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 12.0 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cornwall Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Nearest Town: Penzance Nearest Village: Pendeen
Map Ref: SW3836535533 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.161961N Longitude: 5.664706W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Catrinm visited on 23rd Mar 2024 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4
Catrinm visited on 14th Feb 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Go to the farm and ask to look - friendly farmer. Just behind a farm gate.
Catrinm visited on 14th Feb 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Go to the farm and ask to look - friendly farmer. Just behind a farm gate.
lucasn visited on 13th Oct 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 2 Access: 3
Bladup X-Ice have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 4.33
A working farm and a great place to stay either in the 17th century converted manor house holiday cottage or the B&B.
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