Castle Downs
Castle Downs is a hill in St Columb Major, North Cornwall, England and has an elevation of 709 feet. Castle Downs is situated nearby to the hamlet Tregonetha, as well as near Belowda.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle an Dinas and Screech Owl Sanctuary.
Castle an Dinas
Archaeological site
Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle an Dinas is an Iron Age hillfort at the summit of Castle Downs near St Columb Major in Cornwall, UK and is considered one of the most important hillforts in the southwest of Britain.
Screech Owl Sanctuary
Zoo
The Screech Owl Sanctuary and Animal Park is a home for owls and other animals located near St Columb Major in Cornwall, England. It was founded in 1990 by Carolyn Screech.
Church of St Wenna
Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Wenna is situated 2 miles northeast of Castle Downs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tregonetha and Belowda.
Tregonetha
Hamlet
Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tregonetha is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located in the civil parish of St Wenn, 7 miles west of the town of Bodmin. Tregonetha Downs is situated half a mile south of the village and forms part of the Tregonetha & Belowda Downs SSSI.
Belowda
Hamlet
Photo: David Kitching, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belowda is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. The village is just north of the A30 trunk road, about seven miles west-southwest of Bodmin. The village also gives its name to the nearby Belowda Beacon. It is in the civil parish of Roche.
Ruthvoes
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ruthvoes is a village in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the parish of St Columb Major, about two miles south of St Columb Major town and 6+1⁄2 miles east of Newquay. Ruthvoes is situated 1½ miles southwest of Castle Downs.
Castle Downs
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 709 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: St Columb Major, North Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.42482° or 50° 25′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.89384° or 4° 53′ 38″ westElevation
709 feet (216 metres)Open location code
9C2QC4F4+WFGeoNames ID
12612189
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