Crane Castle
The site of Crane Castle is 1.9 km northwest of Tolvaddon. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. A short trip away is Tate St Ives, 12 km off, the first of 30 within 15 km.
Castle near Tolvaddon
Just outside Tolvaddon
Crane Castle is 1.9 km northwest of Tolvaddon. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Tolvaddon has 1 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
Highs of 17–19°C mark June to September in Tolvaddon.
Crane Castle
Hillfort in Cornwall, England, UK.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- 1.9 km northwest of Tolvaddon
The way to Crane Castle
The places near Crane Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Crane Castle
The biggest base of the 7 is Camborne (20,445 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Tolvaddon
Portreath
Pool and Illogan
Camborne
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Crane Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolvaddon | 1.9 km southeast of it | 1,107 | 12 |
| Portreath | 1.9 km northeast of it | 1,218 | 10 |
| Pool and Illogan | 2.4 km southeast of it | 8,588 | 13 |
| Camborne | 2.7 km southeast of it | 20,445 | 12 |
| Illogan | 3.3 km east of it | 1,096 | 11 |
| Barripper and Penponds | 4.6 km south of it | 312 | 8 |
| Redruth | 4.9 km east of it | 15,455 | 12 |
Pair Crane Castle with these
Nearby, 30 places within 15 km include 2 museums, an art gallery and a castle.
Art galleryTate St Ives12 km away · 214K visitors a year (2009)2
CastleCarn Brea Castle6 km away3
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine4.5 km away4
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden12 km away5
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate13 km away6
Heritage railwayHelston Railway14 km away7
ZooParadise Park11 km away8
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Crane Castle: the answers
Where is Crane Castle?
Crane Castle is 1.9 km northwest of Tolvaddon, Cornwall.
What is Crane Castle?
Hillfort in Cornwall, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Crane Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Tolvaddon, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Crane Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Crane Castle?
Within 15 km: Tate St Ives (12 km), Carn Brea Castle (6 km), East Pool Mine (4.5 km) and Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (12 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
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Pool Mine: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paradise Park: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trencrom Hill: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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