
What is recorded here
Outer rampart of Treryn Dinas cliff castle is a castle, fort or tower in Cornwall, England. Perhaps the rampart marked the edge of a cliff where no ordinary path could continue. Maybe people climbed past that line because the sea refused every other entrance. Imagine the stones still holding the shape of that choice.
A named place photographed at this map point in Cornwall.
Built by unknown occupants during the Iron Age, the Outer rampart of Treryn Dinas cliff castle is important as a rare example of a cliff-top defensive structure in Cornwall, illustrating ancient settlement patterns and defensive strategies in the region.
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Photo: Jim Champion · CC BY-SA 2.0