The only vestiges of the Castle lie below these mounds at the top of Castle Road. In recent times this field has been developed favourably. Penzance historian, PAS Pool, writes that it is a travesty that the castle precincts were built on and partly became allotments, thus preventing the excavation of a Iron Age hill fort bigger than Chun Castle, and one of the biggest in Penwith. The name 'Lescudjack' probably comes from two Cornish elements, 'lann' (enclosure) and 'skoesek' (shielded) but is open to interpretation as Nans skoesek (Shielded Valley) as there is a wooded valley east of the hill. Penzance may be seen here in the distance.
