Roundwood Fort
Roundwood Fort is an archaeological site in Kea, Cornwall, England. Roundwood Fort is situated nearby to the historic site Roundwood Quay, as well as near the deciduous forest North Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trelissick and Old Kea Mission Chapel.
Trelissick
Garden
Trelissick is a house and garden in the ownership of the National Trust at Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, England. It is located on the B3289 road, just west of King Harry Ferry, and overlooks the estuary known as Carrick Roads. Trelissick is situated 2,900 feet south of Roundwood Fort.
Old Kea Mission Chapel
Church
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Kea Mission Chapel is a church, which is situated 1 mile northeast of Roundwood Fort.
Plen-an-gwary
Archaeological site
A plen-an-gwarry or plain-an-gwary, is a "playing-place" or round, a medieval amphitheatre found in Cornwall. A circular outdoor space used for plays, sports, and public events, the plen-an-gwary was a Cornish variant of a construction style found across Great Britain. Plen-an-gwary is situated 2 miles northwest of Roundwood Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coombe and Cowlands.
Coombe
Hamlet
Photo: Fred James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coombe is a village in Kea parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village lies beside the River Fal approximately 2+1⁄2 miles south of Truro at grid reference SW836409. Coombe lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Cowlands
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cowlands is a hamlet at the head of Coombe Creek southeast of Playing Place in Cornwall, England. According to the Post Office the population at the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Truro.
Old Kea
Hamlet
Photo: Fred James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Kea is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the west bank of the Truro River approximately two miles south of Truro. This and the nearby village of Kea are said to have been named after the Saint Kea who arrived at Old Kea from Ireland in the 5th century.
Roundwood Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kea, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.22389° or 50° 13′ 26″ northLongitude
-5.03252° or 5° 1′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C2P6XF8+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 7667056124OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roundwood Quay and North Wood.
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