Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Old Cardinham Castle, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Old Cardinham Castle map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Old Cardinham Castle, Cornwall, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Old Cardinham Castle |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.481068 |
| Longitude | -4.643156 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Old Cardinham Castle commands a rugged prominence that has watched over the Cornish landscape since the days of Norman fortification. It lies 3.3 miles east-north-east of Bodmin (from Bodmin: bearing 78°T, OS grid SX 125 679), and is situated south-south-east of Cardinham village. The earthworks of the motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle occupy two hectares of this high ground, where the wind scours the grass with a persistent, sharp clarity. To the north-east, the slopes of White Hill rise to meet the shifting grey clouds, offering a vantage point that feels detached from the modern world below. The soil here retains a stubborn, ancient quality, echoing the defensive purpose for which the site was originally carved from the hillside. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the land falls away into a quietude that characterises much of this inland reach of Cornwall. Old Cardinham Castle remains a stoic relic of a feudal era, its form softened by the passage of centuries yet still distinct against the horizon. The light here has a way of lingering on the old stone and earth, revealing the contours of a past that refuses to fade entirely from view.
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Explore Old Cardinham Castle, Cornwall, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.481068, -4.643156. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |