Kelsey Head

Kelsey Head is a coastal Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and headland in north Cornwall, England, noted for its biological interest. The site contains an Iron Age hill fort, a 170 by 160 metre cliff castle with earthwork remains dating to 500-300 BC. Evidence of earlier Mesolithic and Neolithic habitation has been found through flint flake discoveries not related to the later fortification.

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates50.4046° N, 5.1465° W

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