Bunny's Hill

Old Cardinham Castle is a hamlet in Cornwall, England. Nestled in the parish of Cardinham, it sits very close to the site of the Norman Cardinham Castle, caput of the feudal barony of Cardinham. Though modest in scale, the hamlet’s identity is intertwined with this medieval legacy: the nearby castle site lends history and a sense of place that reaches beyond the hamlet’s footprint. For readers drawn to Cornish heritage, Old Cardinham Castle offers a concentrated glimpse of the layers that define the region — a small settlement whose name points immediately to its historic neighbour. Located in Cornwall, in England’s South West, the hamlet occupies a quiet corner of the parish of Cardinham where the imprint of Norman feudal structures still marks the landscape in name and memory. As a point of reference in the county, Old Cardinham Castle is an invitation to reflect on the past and the ways small communities carry forward the echoes of their origins.