Lesingey Round

Lesingey Round is a ringfort, a smaller type of hillfort, about 1 mile west of , in , England. It is a scheduled monument. A 'round', the name for a ringfort in Cornwall where they are common, is a small circular embanked enclosure, with one entrance; they date from the late Iron Age to the early post-Roman period.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: ringfort in Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Round called Lesingey Round”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trengwainton Garden and Trewidden Garden.

Garden
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Trengwainton is a garden situated in , near , , England, UK, which has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1961. The garden is noted for its collection of exotic trees and shrubs and offers views over and . is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Lesingey Round.

Garden
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is situated 1 mile southwest of Lesingey Round.

Museum
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is a and art gallery in the town of Penzance, , home to many paintings by members of the Newlyn School, including The Rain It Raineth Every Day by Norman Garstin, School is Out by Elizabeth Forbes, Among the Missing by Walter Langley and On Paul Hill by Stanhope Forbes. is situated 1 mile east of Lesingey Round.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tregavarah and Tremethick Cross.

Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet in the parish of in west , England, U K. It is approximately 2 miles west of . Downs is nearby.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet around a crossroads in the parish of , in west , United Kingdom. Between 1863 and 1884, the A3071 road, was a turnpike serving the mining industry at for the transport of ore to the nearest harbour in .

Village
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is a village in , England. Formerly a secondary settlement of the village of , is situated approximately one-and-a half kilometres northwest of town centre.

Lesingey Round

Latitude
50.11847° or 50° 7′ 7″ north
Longitude
-5.56384° or 5° 33′ 50″ west
Elevation
272 feet (83 metres)
Open location code
9C2P4C9P+9F
Geo­Names ID
6285800
Wiki­data ID
Q17641639
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lesingey Round” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Lesingey Round”
  • Cornish: “Ker Lysyngi”
  • Swedish: “Lesingey Round”
  • Welsh: “Ker Lysyngi”

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