Maen Castle
| Maen Castle | |
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 Entrance to Maen Castle | |
| Location | Sennen, Cornwall, England |
| Coordinates | 50°04′23″N 5°42′29″W / 50.073°N 5.708°W |
| Built | Iron Age |
| Reference no. | 421208[1] |
  Location of Maen Castle in Cornwall | |
Maen Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort or 'cliff castle' close to Land's End in Cornwall.
Description
[edit]Maen Castle 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
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Maen Castle". Pastscape. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
External links
[edit]- Maen Castle Retrieved 14 May 2007.
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