Maen Castle
Iron Age promontory fort in Cornwall, England
50°04′23″N 5°42′29″W / 50.073°N 5.708°W / 50.073; -5.708
Scheduled monument
Location of Maen Castle in Cornwall
Maen Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort or 'cliff castle' close to Land's End in Cornwall. It is one of only two fortified sites in Cornwall where Early Iron Age pottery has been found. Excavations took place in 1939 and 1948-9 and about 300 sherds were unearthed.
The defences comprise a stone rampart, ditch and counterscarp bank built across the neck of the headland, with almost sheer cliffs on two sides and a steep slope on the third. There are some indications that the site may have been occupied before these defences were constructed.[1]
See also
Cornwall portal
References
- ^ a b "Maen Castle". Pastscape. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
External links
- Maen Castle Retrieved 14 May 2007.
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