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| HER Number: | 21894 |
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| Name: | FRAMPTON CASTLE - Iron Age hillfort, Medieval castle, Medieval settlement |
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Summary
'Frampton (or Trevyan) Castle' is mentioned by William Worcester in 1478 but a location for the site is uncertain.
| Grid Reference: | None recorded |
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| Parish: | St Ervan, North Cornwall, Cornwall |
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Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 21894
Monument Type(s):
Full description
'Frampton Castle', otherwise known as 'Trevyan Castle', ruined, near St Ervan is mentioned by William Worcester in 1478 (b1). The location of the site is uncertain. There are no places called Frampton or Trevyan in St Ervan parish. There is a Trevean in St Merryn at SW 875 722 almost two miles from St Ervan, but there are no records of a castle or earthwork there.
<1> WORCESTER, W, 1478, ITINERARY (Unedited Source). SCO5395.
<2> Institute Of Cornish Studies, 1987, Place-Names Index (Bibliographic reference). SCO3621.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO5395 - Unedited Source: WORCESTER, W. 1478. ITINERARY. |
| [2] | SCO3621 - Bibliographic reference: Institute Of Cornish Studies. 1987. Place-Names Index. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records: none recorded
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