Maen Castle

Open accesson National Trust land that is open on foot at all times

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Maen Castle is a promontory fort in Cornwall. It is one of 17 promontory forts the Albion Guide charts in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape.

Ballowall Barrow and Treryn Dinas are among the ancient sites within 6.2 km. The nearest railway station is Penzance, 13.7 km to the north-east.

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