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Castle Dore, Cornwall

Castle Dore is a small Iron Age hillfort near Tywardreath, Cornwall. The hillfort survives as a roughly circular central area defined by a well-constructed inner rampart and ditch with a further, mainly concentric, outer rampart and partially-buried outer ditch. Castle Dore was the site of a Civil War skirmish between Charles I and the Earl of Essex. It is within the council area of Cornwall.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1006691.

Place Type: Hillfort
Historic County: Cornwall
Lat, Long: 50.36259,-4.6678525
Grid Reference: SX 1034 5481
Civil Parish: St Sampson CP
Council Area: Cornwall CA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA

GBPN ID: 300646
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Castle_Dore,_Cornwall_300646

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