Site of the ancient settlement at Kerris
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Site of the ancient settlement at Kerris
Image: © Elizabeth Scott Taken: 6 Oct 2012
This site of ancient enclosure or fortification is sometimes known as Kerris Roundago. Place-name scholars are not entirely certain of the derivation of the name Kerris. P.A.S. Pool says it comes from Cornish ke (hedge) and means "enclosure". O.J. Padel considers the likelihood of a derivation from the past participle of a hypothetical verb "to fortify", but concludes that this is very doubtful.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.090016
Longitude
-5.573557