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Largin Castle
Cornwall, England ยท Atlas EN0626
Largin Castle is a contour fort in Braddock, Cornwall, England.
It is recorded as extant, with a univallate rampart form, surface evidence of earthen bank and counterscarp bank, and an enclosed area of 1.8 hectares.
Banks or ramparts are the remains most likely to be visible.
The topographic record places it on a spur, at 122 m, and facing north.
Recorded land use includes commercial forestry.
Location
- Atlas number
- EN0626 (626)
- Country
- England
- Current county or unitary authority
- Cornwall
- Historic county
- Cornwall
- Parish, community, or townland
- Braddock
- National Grid reference
- SX 1691 6452
- Latitude
- 50.45183
- Longitude
- -4.58044
- Altitude
- 122 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Number of ditches
- 3
- Possible original entrances
- 1
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 1
- Enclosed area
- 1.8 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank and counterscarp bank
- Also recorded
- annex and ditches
- Entrance forms
- In-turned (South); Hollow Way (South)
Landscape
- Topographic position
- spur
- Aspect
- north
- Land use
- commercial forestry
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- Other (1972); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1885-1900)
Identifiers
- HER
- Cornwall and Scilly 6619
- National record
- record SX 16 SE 7
- Wikidata
- Q31114281
Sources
References
- Page, W. ed. 1906. The Victoria History of the County of Cornwall, 1, London: James Street, 462.