Tubby's Head 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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Tubby's Head Castle is one of 17 promontory forts the Albion Guide lists in Cornwall. It sits within Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape. For arrivals by rail, Redruth Station is 8.5 km to the south. For more of the same, East Pool Mine and Crane Castle are close by.

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