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The open summit of Castle Downs is located just north of the [[A30 road]] in central Cornwall, about 2 miles east-southeast of [[St Columb Major]], 2 miles northeast of [[Indian Queens]] and about 7 miles west-southwest of [[Bodmin]]. About 1½ miles to the east is the sister hill of [[Belowda Beacon]] (227 m).<ref name=OS>[[Ordnance Survey]] 1:50,000 ''Landranger'' map series, No. 200</ref>
The major summit feature of [[Castle an Dinas]] is a massive [[Iron Age]] hillfort comprising 3 concentric ramparts and ditches that were probably originally surmounted by wooden palisades. The main entrance is to the southwest. Within the castle are 2 [[Bronze Age]] [[tumuli|barrows]]. The hillfort has been partially damaged by a, now closed, 20th century [[tungsten|wolfram]] mine.<ref name=HC/>
Legend has it that the site was one of the seats of the [[Duke of Cornwall]] and, according to folklore, it is also where [[Cador, Duke of Cornwall]] and [[Ygraine]], King Arthur's mother, were killed.<ref name=HC/>
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