The Rumps

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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The Rumps is one of 17 promontory forts the Albion Guide charts in Cornwall. The surrounding countryside is part of Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape.

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