Castle Dore Hill

Castle Dore Hill is a hill in St Sampson, Cornwall, England and has an elevation of 417 feet. Castle Dore Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Treesmill, as well as near Lantyan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Dore and St Winnow’s Church, St Winnow.

Castle Dore

Archaeological site

Photo: Matnkat, CC BY 2.5.

Castle Dore — or Castle Dôr — is an Iron Age hill fort near Golant in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom located at grid reference SX103548. It was probably occupied from the 5th or 4th centuries BC until the 1st century BC.

St Winnow’s Church, St Winnow

Church

Photo: Keithpoole, Public domain.

St Winnow's Church, St Winnow is a Grade I listed parish church in St Winnow, Cornwall, England. The present building dates primarily from the 15th century, incorporating earlier Norman fabric, and includes a west tower and south aisle added in the later Middle Ages.

St Sampson’s Church

Church

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Sampson's Church is the Church of England parish church of the village of Golant, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; it is dedicated to St Sampson of Dol.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Treesmill and Lantyan.

Treesmill

Hamlet

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Treesmill is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately one mile east of St Blazey.

Lantyan

Hamlet

Lantyan is a settlement in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the west side of the River Fowey just over a mile south of Lostwithiel. Lantyan Wood is in the care of the Woodland Trust.

Golant

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Golant is a village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the west bank of the River Fowey and in the civil parish of St Sampson. Golant is about two miles north of Fowey and seven miles east of St Austell.

Castle Dore Hill

Type: Hill with an elevation of 417 feet
Category: landform
Location: St Sampson, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.36872° or 50° 22′ 7″ north

Longitude

-4.6685° or 4° 40′ 7″ west

Elevation

417 feet (127 metres)

Open location code

9C2Q989J+FJ

GeoNames ID

12618270

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