Chûn Castle
Chûn Castle is a large Iron Age hillfort near Penzance in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The fort was built about 2,500 years ago, and fell into disuse until the early centuries AD when it was possibly re-occupied to protect the nearby tin mines.Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Iron-age hillfort
- Also known as: “Chun Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chûn Quoit and St Bridget’s Church.
Chûn Quoit
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Champion (treehouse1977), CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chûn Quoit is one of the best preserved of all Neolithic quoits in western Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Chûn Quoit is located in open moorland near Pendeen and Morvah. Chûn Quoit is situated 950 feet west of Chûn Castle.
St Bridget’s Church
Church
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
St Bridget's Church, Morvah is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro located in Morvah, Cornwall, UK. It was licensed for divine service by the Bishop of Exeter on 22 September 1400. St Bridget’s Church is situated 1 mile north of Chûn Castle.
Carn Kenidjack
Peak
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carn Kenidjack is a hill in Tregeseal, Cornwall, UK. It is covered in megaliths including Tregeseal East stone circle. A tale is told that two miners returning home one night witnessed a wrestling match near Carn Kenidjack, which was presided over by the Devil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Bosullow and Little Bosullow.
Great Bosullow
Hamlet
Great Bosullow is a hamlet south-east of Morvah in west Cornwall, England, UK. Bosullow Common is an extensive area of heathland. Great Bosullow lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Little Bosullow
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Bosullow is a hamlet in the civil parish of Madron, Cornwall, England, UK. Great Bosullow is to the west, Bosullow is on the B3312 Madron to Morvah road and Bosullow Common is to the north.
Bojewyan
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bojewyan is a settlement on the Penwith Peninsula in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village lies along the B3306 road which runs along the north coast and connects St Ives to St Just.
Chûn Castle
- Categories: partial contour fort, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Madron, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.14867° or 50° 8′ 55″ northLongitude
-5.6337° or 5° 38′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C2P49X8+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 949621488OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1091047
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Satellite Map
Discover Chûn Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cornish to Welsh—“Chûn Castle” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Kastel Chi an Woon”
- Dutch: “Chûn Castle”
- French: “Chûn Castle”
- German: “Chûn Castle”
- Latin: “Chûn Castle”
- Turkish: “Chûn Kalesi”
- Welsh: “Kastel Chi an Woon”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boscawens Common and Chimney.
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