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| HER Number: | 29222.34 |
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| Name: | ST MICHAELS MOUNT - Medieval beacon |
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Summary - not yet available
Protected Status
- Conservation Area: ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 29222.34
Monument Type(s):
- BEACON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
A medieval lighthouse known as 'st michael's chair' now stands at the top of the chapel tower, on st michael's mount. Hague describes it as a cresset lantern. He provides a reconstruction of the light, showing it to be a 5- sided masonry structure having glazed windows, with a reflector on one side. Light was provided by a rope wick dipped in a bowl of oil in the base. Hague records that the 'light of st michael' is mentioned in a will dated 1433 (b1).
<1> Hague, DB, 1968, Early Lighthouses in Cornwall, VOL 7, 64-66 (Article in Journal). SCO3423.
<2> Pevsner, N, 1951, The Buildings of England: Cornwall, 145 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4126.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO3423 - Article in Journal: Hague, DB. 1968. Early Lighthouses in Cornwall. Cornish Archaeology. 7. VOL 7, 64-66. |
| [2] | SCO4126 - Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. 1951. The Buildings of England: Cornwall. 145. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 29222 | Part of: ST MICHAELS MOUNT - Early Medieval religious house, Medieval religious house, Post Medieval religious house (Monument) |
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