The cliff fort from the Terence Coventry sculpture park on the coast path.
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Chynhalls Point stretches out to sea, left of Coverack. Seen across the bay from Pedn-myin, near the ancient settlements at Lowland Point.
From the northwest.
The view landwards, with the inner rampart prominent in the middle ground.
The interior of the fort is pretty rocky, culminating in this granite knoll.
Looking north from the inner rampart towards Dolor Point and the lovely village of Coverack.
The amazing stone-revetted inner rampart.
Inside the outer rampart.
The outer rampart.
The prominent rocky headland of Chynhalls Point, seen from Black Head to the south. Lowland Point beyond, looking like something in the Caribbean.
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Mentioned by Craig Weatherhill, in “Cornovia: Ancient Sites of Cornwall & Scilly” (Cornwall Books – 1985, revised 1997 & 2000) – “The neck of this prominent headland displays two Iron Age ramparts with an intermediate ditch. The outer bank, best preserved on the northern side of the headlands, is 1.1m high. The inner is more massive, reaching a height of 2.7m, and is revetted with stone. A simple central entrance pierces both defences. No occupation sites have yet been noted.”
Sites within 20km of Chynhalls Point
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Little Kistles
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Lowland Point
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St Keverne Beacon
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Crousa Common Menhirs
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Lankidden
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Three Brothers of Grugith
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Tremenhere Menhir
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Poldowrian
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Giants Quoits
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Roskruge Beacon
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Traboe
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Higher Boden Roundhouse
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Higher Boden Fogou
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Dry Tree Menhir
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Goonhilly Down
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Little Dennis
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Hervan Menhir
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Caer Vallack
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Halliggye Fogou
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Gear
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Kynance Gate Settlement
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Mawgan Cross
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The Rill
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Mullion Towans
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Tolvan Holed Stone
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Boskenwyn Down
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Halzephron Cliff
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Trewardreva Fogou
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Eathorne Menhir
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Higher Spargo
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Tolmen Stone (Constantine)
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Mabe Church
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Crasken Round
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Wendron Mortar Outcrop
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Garland Round
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Prospidnick Longstone
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Stithians Cupmarked Stones
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Stithians Menhir
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Men Amber
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Burras Menhir
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