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Summary

Post-Roman pottery was recovered during the 1925, 1927 and 1930 excavations at Chun Castle indicates a secondary period of occupation of the hill fort.

Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

• OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW43SW 30
• Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 30514.52
• SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW43SW 117.2

Monument Type(s):

• FINDSPOT (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Full description

Post-Roman pottery was recovered by Leeds during the 1925, 1927 and 1930 excavations at Chun Castle (30514) (h1, h2, h3, b5, b8). The finds include Bi amphora sherds of c500 AD from the Aegean consisting of a handle and combed fragments and indicates a secondary period of occupation of the hill fort (b11). A complete jar with a slightly narrowed neck, of grass-marked other than bar-lug pottery, was found in a hut built against the inner rampart during the secondary period of occupation (b13).

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Site history:
4: 1961. QUINNELL, NV / OS
5: 1975. FLETCHER, MJ / OS
6: 1979. SHEPPARD, PA / DOE
7: 1982. SHEPPARD, PA / DOE
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<1> Borlase, W, 1769, Antiquities Historical and Monumental of the County of Cornwall, 346-347, PL 346 (Bibliographic reference). SCO2878.

<2> Cotton, W, 1829, Account of certain Hill Castles, situated near the Land's End, in Cornwall, 301-303, PL 29 (Article in Journal). SCO5677.

<3> Blight, JT, 1861, A Week at the Land's End, 21 (Bibliographic reference). SCO2860.

<4> Page, W (Editor), 1906, Victoria History of the County of Cornwall, VOL I, 461 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4068.

<5> Leeds, ET, 1927, Excavations at Chun Castle, in Penwith, Cornwall (Article in Journal). SCO7133.

<6> Leeds, ET, 1931, Excavations at Chun Castle in Penwith, Cornwall (Second Report) (Article in Journal). SCO7186.

<7> Hencken, H O'N, 1932, The Archaeology of Cornwall and Scilly, 116-314 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3489.

<8> Crawford, OGS, Undated, Annotated 6-Inch Map (Cartographic materials). SCO5176.

<9> THOMAS, AC, 1956, Untitled Source, VOL II, 2, 50, 65, 71-72 (Article in Journal). SCO7619.

<10> THOMAS, AC, 1956, Untitled Source, VOL II, 4, 160 (Article in Journal). SCO7619.

<11> Thomas, AC, 1956, Evidence for post-Roman occupation of Chun Castle, Cornwall, VOL 36, 75-78 (Article in Journal). SCO7618.

<12> Hutchinson, G, 1979, Bar-Lug Pottery of Cornwall, VOL 18, 91 (Article in Journal). SCO3617.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Finds

• FCO2954 - AMPHORA (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
• FCO3789 - SHERD (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Associated Events: none recorded

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