Lankidden

Also known as:
Carrick Luz
Nearest town:
Mullion (7km W)
OS reference:
SW755166
OS sheet:
204
Latitude:
50° 0' 23.54 N
Longitude:
5° 8' 0.74 W
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Images

Image of Lankidden (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

From The Gaider to the east. Bass Point, towards the southern tip of the Lizard, can be seen beyond.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 24, 2014
Image of Lankidden (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

Showing the impressive scale of the single rampart (after 2000 years of battering from wind and water).

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 24, 2014
Image of Lankidden (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

Cliffs protect the western side of the fort. They’re not sheer, but would still present a daunting prospect to anyone trying to land uninvited.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 24, 2014
Image of Lankidden (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

The interior of the fort is a good-sized space, lacking the rocky outcrops that make many Cornish cliff forts look less than habitable.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 24, 2014
Image of Lankidden (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

At the eastern end of the rampart, looking towards Pedn Boar.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 24, 2014
Image of Lankidden (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

The cliff fort from Poldowrian to the west, with Pedn Boar beyond. The single massive rampart is readily visible.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 24, 2014

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Miscellaneous

Lankidden
Cliff Fort
pure joy
pure joy May 27, 2003

Mentioned by Craig Weatherhill, in “Cornovia: Ancient Sites of Cornwall & Scilly” (Cornwall Books – 1985, revised 1997 & 2000) – “The Iron Age defensive work on this headland consists of a single massive rampart 4.0m high, with a simple entrance set east of centre. The outer ditch is somewhat silted up and now reaches a depth of only 0.6m.”

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