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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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