Castle Dore
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.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ruddon” and “Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: St Sampson’s Church and Par Railway Station.
St Sampson’s Church
Church
Par Railway Station
Railway station
St Winnow’s Church, St Winnow
Church
Photo: Keithpoole, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Treesmill and Golant.
Castle Dore
- Categories: partial contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: St Sampson, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.3627° or 50° 21′ 46″ north
Longitude
-4.6678° or 4° 40′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C2Q987J+3V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=embankment
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cornish to Turkish—“Castle Dore” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Kastel Dor”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Dore”
- Turkish: “Dore Kalesi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Chapel Park Farm and Woodgate Wood.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Tywardreath Turn and Golant Turn.
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