Coordinates: 50°22′08″N 4°43′50″W / 50.3689°N 4.7305°W / 50.3689; -4.7305 Prideaux Castle ( /ˈprɪdɨks/) is a quadrivallate Iron Age hillfort situated atop a 133 m (435 ft) high conical hill near the southern boundary of the parish of Luxulyan, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It is also sometimes referred to as Prideaux Warren, Prideaux War-Ring, or Prideaux Hillfort.
This site should not be confused with the historically linked, but quite distinct Elizabethan stately home called Prideaux Place, in Padstow, Cornwall.
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