Monument Number 426274 |
Hob Uid: 426274 | |
Location : Cornwall St. Agnes
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Grid Ref : SW6980050500 |
Summary : Iron Age coastal promontory fort cut off from the mainland by approximately 20 metres of bank 2.3 metres wide and 0.9 metres high and ditch 3 metres wide with a causewayed entrance near its northern end. Alternatively, it is suggested to be a defended landing point, as a flat expanse of rock near the waterline could have provided a suitable natural quay. |
More information : SW 698505 Cliff castle with simple entrance. (1) This is a small sloping promontory cut off from the mainland by about 20 metres of bank and ditch with a causewayed entrance near the Northern end. Defensively in a very poor position the "castle" is overlooked completely by the steeply sloping land to the East. It is just possible that the bank and ditch protected a landing rather than enclosing a cliff castle as a flat expanse of rock near the waterline could perhaps have provided a suitable natural quay. Published 1:2500 survey revised. (2)
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