Castle an Dinas
Visitors find Castle an Dinas, a fort, 3 km northwest of Crowlas. It holds the status of a scheduled monument. There are 41 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Tate St Ives (6.6 km).
Fort near Crowlas
Just outside Crowlas
Castle an Dinas is 3 km northwest of Crowlas. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Crowlas has 3 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
The warmest afternoons in Crowlas run June to September, at 17–19°C.
Castle an Dinas
Hillfort in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK.
- Type
- Fort
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- 3 km northwest of Crowlas
Its place on the map
Orange marks Castle an Dinas, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Penzance (14,957 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Crowlas
Longrock
Penzance
Madron
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Castle an Dinas is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowlas | 3 km southeast of it | 1,054 | 12 |
| Longrock | 3 km south of it | 1,983 | 17 |
| Penzance | 3.7 km south of it | 14,957 | 17 |
| Madron | 4.1 km southwest of it | 664 | 16 |
| Canon's Town | 4.2 km east of it | 547 | 8 |
| Carbis Bay | 4.5 km northeast of it | 3,967 | 12 |
| Marazion | 4.5 km southeast of it | 1,350 | 10 |
| St Ives | 4.8 km northeast of it | 5,413 | 12 |
More to see nearby
Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 forts and an art gallery.
Art galleryTate St Ives6.6 km away · 214K visitors a year (2009)2
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill3.5 km away3
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden6.5 km away4
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens5.1 km away5
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum5.2 km away6
FortChûn Castle8 km away7
MuseumThe Leach Pottery5.4 km away8
Historic houseYHA Penzance5.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Castle an Dinas in questions
Where is Castle an Dinas?
Castle an Dinas is 3 km northwest of Crowlas, Cornwall.
What is Castle an Dinas?
Hillfort in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Castle an Dinas?
June to September are the warmest months in Crowlas, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Castle an Dinas a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Castle an Dinas?
Within 15 km: Tate St Ives (6.6 km), Trencrom Hill (3.5 km), Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (6.5 km) and Trengwainton Gardens (5.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trencrom Hill: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trengwainton Gardens: N p holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penlee House, Gallery & Museum: Purely Penzance, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chûn Castle: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Leach Pottery: Jordanhill School D&T Dept, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- YHA Penzance: Edmund Gooch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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