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The comprehensive gazetteer of the medieval fortifications and castles of Cornwall

Cayl Castle

In the civil parish of Hayle.
In the historic county of Cornwall (Modern Authority of Cornwall, 1974 county of Cornwall).

Leland writes "Cayl Castle, in Phillack parish, is a mile east of Riviere." Probably prehistoric.

This site has been described as a;
Uncertain.

This site is rejected as a medieval fortification or palace.

This site is a listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number )

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SW6242

Sources of information, references and further reading

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
- Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p68

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