Tubby’s Head

Nearest town:
Redruth (9km SSE)
OS reference:
SW698505
OS sheets:
203, 203
Latitude:
50° 18' 31.65 N
Longitude:
5° 14' 0.44 W
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Image of Tubby’s Head (Cliff Fort) by juamei

Open Source Environment agency LIDAR

Image credit: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.
juamei
juamei Jan 24, 2016
Image of Tubby’s Head (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

Tubby’s Head from the coast path to the south, near Chapel Porth.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.6.2012)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 29, 2012
Image of Tubby’s Head (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

The ditch and bank on the south side of the path, looking towards The Knavocks near Godrevy.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.6.2012)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 29, 2012

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Tubby’s Head
Cliff Fort
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 27, 2012

Pastscape description:

This is a small sloping promontory cut off from the mainland by about 20 metres of bank and ditch with a causewayed entrance near the Northern end. Defensively in a very poor position the “castle” is overlooked completely by the steeply sloping land to the East.

It is just possible that the bank and ditch protected a landing rather than enclosing a cliff castle as a flat expanse of rock near the waterline could perhaps have provided a suitable
natural quay.

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