Castle Downs
Castle Downs is a locality in St Columb Major, North Cornwall, England. 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. Screech Owl Sanctuary is situated 1½ miles south of Castle Downs.
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.
Tregoss
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tregoss is a hamlet in the parish of Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. To the east is Tregoss Moor. Tregoss is situated 2 miles southeast of Castle Downs.
Castle Downs
- Type: Locality
- Location: St Columb Major, North Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.42752° or 50° 25′ 39″ northLongitude
-4.89106° or 4° 53′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C2QC4H5+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 6455821911OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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