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| HER Number: | 30104 |
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| Name: | HELSTON - Medieval castle |
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Summary
Helston Castle, or fortified manor house was erected between 1272 and 1300.
Protected Status
- Conservation Area: HELSTON
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SW 62 NE 8
- National Record of the Historic Environment to Historic Environment Records data transfer
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 425399
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW62NE 8
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 30104
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW62NE 9
Monument Type(s):
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Helston Castle, or fortified manor house was erected between 1272 and 1300 (b7) and belonged to the Earls and Dukes of Cornwall (b8). Traditionally it is placed at the Bowling Green, an obvious position for a medieval structure where it would command the crossing of the bridge at St John's (b7). It is mentioned twice in extant deeds of the middle ages but was destroyed before William of Worcester's visit in 1478 (b8). Leland records only the vestiges of a castle (b1) but now no trace remains (b7). The OS maps of 1906 and 1968 show the site of the castle at Helston bowling green.
The site was visited in 1972 by the OS (12), and note that 'the castle may have been more a defensive structure than a manorial one since the traditional site commands the valley, the river approach and the river crossing, and Toy mentions that there was a bridge across the Cober at St Johns in medieval times. No trace of the castle remains'.
Cathcart King, DJ, 1983, Castellarium anglicanum : an index and bibliography of the castles in England, Wales and the Islands. Volume II : Norfolk-Yorkshire and the islands, 77 (Bibliographic reference). SCO29959.
<1> Leland, J, 1535, The Itinerary of John Leland, VOL VII, 110 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3862.
<2> UNKNOWN, 1---, THE CIRCLE, 105 (Unedited Source). SCO5331.
<3> Lysons, D & S, 1814, Magna Britannia, VOL III, CORNWALL, 133 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3885.
<4> Ordnance Survey, 1880s, 1st Edition 1:2500 Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4048.
<5> Henderson, C, 1914, Notebooks of Parochial Antiquities, VOL I, 182 (Unpublished document). SCO3503.
<6> Henderson, C, 1935, Essays in Cornish History, 71 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3501.
<7> Toye, H Spencer, 1936, History of Helston, 398 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4952.
<8> Pounds, N, 1937, The Medieval Castle in Cornwall, NO 104, 30 (Article in Serial). SCO4152.
<9> Ordnance Survey, 1970s, 1:10,000 OS Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4045.
<10> HUNT, MF, 1978, HELSTON DRAFT CHECKLIST (Unedited Source). SCO8430.
<11> Sheppard, PA, 1980, The Historic Towns of Cornwall, 421 (Cornwall Event Report). SCO4422.
<12> Field Investigator's Comments, Quinnell, NV. 1972. (Survey). SCO29739.
Sources / Further Reading
| --- | SCO29959 - Bibliographic reference: Cathcart King, DJ. 1983. Castellarium anglicanum : an index and bibliography of the castles in England, Wales and the Islands. Volume II : Norfolk-Yorkshire and the islands. 77. |
| [1] | SCO3862 - Bibliographic reference: Leland, J. 1535. The Itinerary of John Leland. VOL VII, 110. |
| [2] | SCO5331 - Unedited Source: UNKNOWN. 1---. THE CIRCLE. 105. |
| [3] | SCO3885 - Bibliographic reference: Lysons, D & S. 1814. Magna Britannia. VOL III, CORNWALL, 133. |
| [4] | SCO4048 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. 1st Edition 1:2500 Map. |
| [5] | SCO3503 - Unpublished document: Henderson, C. 1914. Notebooks of Parochial Antiquities. MS At RIC. VOL I, 182. |
| [6] | SCO3501 - Bibliographic reference: Henderson, C. 1935. Essays in Cornish History. 71. |
| [7] | SCO4952 - Bibliographic reference: Toye, H Spencer. 1936. History of Helston. 398. |
| [8] | SCO4152 - Article in Serial: Pounds, N. 1937. The Medieval Castle in Cornwall. Annual report of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society. 104. NO 104, 30. |
| [9] | SCO4045 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1970s. 1:10,000 OS Map. |
| [10] | SCO8430 - Unedited Source: HUNT, MF. 1978. HELSTON DRAFT CHECKLIST. |
| [11] | SCO4422 - Cornwall Event Report: Sheppard, PA. 1980. The Historic Towns of Cornwall. 421. |
| [12] | SCO29739 - Survey: Field Investigator's Comments. Quinnell, NV. 1972.. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO4754 - Grylls Monument, Helston, Cornwall (Ref: 2016R068)
Related records: none recorded
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