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Name: | Helsbury Castle |
Hill number: | 17584 |
Height: | 221m / 725ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2881 Brown Willy |
RHB Section: | 40: Cornwall & Devon |
County/UA: | Cornwall |
Catchment: | Camel |
Class: | Tump (200-299m) (Tu,2) |
Grid ref: | SX 08358 79583 |
Summit feature: | large embedded boulder |
Drop: | 35m |
Col: | 186m SX088801 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 200 (1:25k) 109 |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 15 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Day 2 Tump Bagging in Cornwall. 
Parked by gate NW of tump. Through gates to summit and castle remains. Interesting site with great views. | Argentum66 | 14/06/2022 |
Parked by road junction then up road to gate to NW, another gate to HP. Large amount of material for possible beacon nearby. | PeterD | 22/05/2022 |
Stop off on return to Camelford from a walk on Bodmin Moor. Dash from gate. Only one ( undecorated) piece of Iron Age pottery has so far been dug up ( and that was by a badger!) to provide much needed clues as to what was the purpose of this Iron Age hill fort . | Chris Pearson | 21/08/2018 |
Parked by gate to NE at SX 08537 79685. | David Gradwell | 09/09/2017 |
Visit from holiday cottage near Tintagel. Highpoint could be anywhere, confused by ramparts of the hill fort | citygent | 06/09/2017 |
From nw, gates, 2ft earthwork approx at natural highpoint in pasture | RHW | 13/05/2017 |
Hill fort. Western end high point. | Dusty | 10/02/2015 |
Quick bag on way from Brown Willy walk to our evening accommodation at Delabole (the excellent Bettle & Chisel pub). Limited grass verge parking by 5 bar gates on minor road | Hillsidenick | 12/08/2013 |
Visited whilst geocaching. A fascinating area and remains of the castle. | CornishGazza | 27/05/2013 |
AngusDog | 02/05/2023 | |
Matt | 18/04/2022 | |
Lesley Atchison | 21/08/2018 | |
George Gradwell | 09/09/2017 | |
Edwin Gradwell | 09/09/2017 | |
Jacqdaw | 12/08/2013 |