Bishops Wood Hillfort

Bishops Wood Hillfort is an archaeological site in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England. Bishops Wood Hillfort is situated nearby to the forest Settlement Woods, as well as near Lady’s Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Truro Cathedral and Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery.

Truro Cathedral

Church

Photo: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Truro, Cornwall. It was built between 1880 and 1910 to a Gothic Revival design by John Loughborough Pearson on the site of the parish church of St Mary. Truro Cathedral is situated 2½ miles south of Bishops Wood Hillfort.

Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery

Museum

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

The Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, formerly known as the Royal Cornwall Museum, is a museum in Truro, England, which holds an extensive mineral collection rooted in Cornwall's mining and engineering heritage. Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery is situated 2½ miles south of Bishops Wood Hillfort.

Truro railway station

Railway station

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Truro railway station serves the city of Truro, in Cornwall, England. The station lies on the Cornish Main Line from Plymouth to Penzance; it is also the junction for the Maritime Line to Falmouth Docks and the busiest station in Cornwall. Truro railway station is situated 2½ miles south of Bishops Wood Hillfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Idless and Shortlanesend and Allet.

Idless

Hamlet

Photo: Fred James, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Idless is a hamlet north of Truro in Cornwall, England. The River Allen rises north of St Allen and flows southwards through the Idless Valley into Truro.

Shortlanesend and Allet

Village

Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shortlanesend is a village in Kenwyn parish, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies two miles north of the city of Truro at grid reference SW 805 475.

Zelah

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Zelah is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, approximately 5 miles north of Truro. Zelah is the largest settlement in the civil parish of St Allen. The parish population in the 2001 census was 435. Zelah is situated 2 miles northwest of Bishops Wood Hillfort.

Bishops Wood Hillfort

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Kenwyn, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.29845° or 50° 17′ 54″ north

Longitude

-5.04945° or 5° 2′ 58″ west

Open location code

9C2P7XX2+96

OpenStreetMap ID

way 37898126

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bishop’s Wood and Settlement Woods.

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