Maen Castle
(c) Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0
Zugang zum Maen Castle
Maen Castle, bei Sennen Harbour nördlich Land’s End in Cornwall ist das westlichste Promontory Fort Englands. Es ist ein gutes Beispiel für die in Cornwall etwa 30, auch „Cliff Castle“ genannten Befestigungen aus der Eisenzeit.
Maen Castle hat, ähnlich wie Trevelgue Head zwei halbkreisförmige Gräben (Treryn Dinas hat drei) über den Hals einer Landzunge. Es ist eines der beiden ältesten datierbaren Promontory Forts in Cornwall und stammt etwa von 500 v. Chr. Ausgrabungen fanden in den Jahren 1939 und 1948–1949 statt. Die etwa 300 gefundenen Tonscherben decken den Zeitraum von 400 v. Chr. bis 400 n. Chr. ab.
Nach der Legende soll hier der Riese „Myen Du“ gelebt haben.
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Koordinaten: 50° 4′ 21,4″ N, 5° 42′ 27,7″ W
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Entrance to Maen Castle - geograph.org.uk - 943043.jpg
(c) Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0
Entrance to Maen Castle. Maen Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort (or "cliff castle"), built before 300BC. The small rocky headland was defended by a stone wall, ditch and counterscarp bank. This photo shows the narrow gateway to the fort, looking back out towards the mainland - a small National Trust sign nearby points out the castle entrance for the unaware. The gateway is well-preserved and made of massive blocks of granite: an abundant local building material. On the far side of the entrance is one of the former gate jambs, lying partly in the gateway passage. There are remains of a contemporary field system on the slope overlooking the site.
(c) Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0
Entrance to Maen Castle. Maen Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort (or "cliff castle"), built before 300BC. The small rocky headland was defended by a stone wall, ditch and counterscarp bank. This photo shows the narrow gateway to the fort, looking back out towards the mainland - a small National Trust sign nearby points out the castle entrance for the unaware. The gateway is well-preserved and made of massive blocks of granite: an abundant local building material. On the far side of the entrance is one of the former gate jambs, lying partly in the gateway passage. There are remains of a contemporary field system on the slope overlooking the site.