Crane Castle

Nearest town:
Camborne (4km SE)
OS reference:
SW635439
OS sheet:
203
Latitude:
50° 14' 49.33 N
Longitude:
5° 19' 3.6 W
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Images

Image of Crane Castle (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

The inner bank, looking WSW towards The Knavocks and West Penwith.

Image credit: A. Brookes (17.6.2019)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Nov 2, 2019
Image of Crane Castle (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 Crane Castle (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

The inner rampart, now guarding nothing but thin air. Looking east – St Agnes Beacon is on the skyline (centre).

Image credit: A. Brookes (18.6.2012)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 16, 2012
Image of Crane Castle (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

The west end of the ramparts falls away over a sheer cliff.

Image credit: A. Brookes (18.6.2012)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 16, 2012
Image of Crane Castle (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

Crane Islands, seen from the inner rampart. The spoil at the foot of the cliff was part of the collapsed fort.

Image credit: A. Brookes (18.6.2012)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 16, 2012
Image of Crane Castle (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

The (inland) annexe is very overgrown with gorse and brambles. Looking across to the fort ramparts.

Image credit: A. Brookes (18.6.2012)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 16, 2012
Image of Crane Castle (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

Crane Castle (what’s left of it) perches at the top of the cliff, slightly left of centre. The ramparts can be seen. The landslip at the foot of the cliff shows how precarious this site’s continued existence is.

Image credit: A. Brookes (18.6.2012)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 16, 2012

Articles

Crane Castle

chris s
chris s Mar 10, 2002

Very little remains of this cliff fort which looks like it’s gonna completely disappear in the next couple of generations. what would have been a headland defended by a ditch across the narrow neck has now disappeared; a few yards of the defensive ditch, cut into the crumbly cliff rab still 4 feet deep,august 2001.

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