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| HER Number: | 13018 |
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| Name: | CHYNHALLS - Iron Age cliff castle, Romano British cliff castle |
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Summary
A cliff castle comprising two banks with an intermediate ditch defending a headland promontory of approximately 1.5 hectares.
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument CO684: Cliff castle - Chynalls Point
Other References/Statuses
- National Mapping Programme (Morph No.): 234.1-1
- National Monuments Record: SW 71 NE 22
- National Record of the Historic Environment to Historic Environment Records data transfer
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 426482
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW71NE 22
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 13018
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW71NE 39
Monument Type(s):
Full description
Chynalls cliff castle is mentioned by Thomas (b1) and recorded by Cotton (b2) and is shown on the OS map of 1963 (b3) and listed by Dowson in 1968 (b4).
The earthworks comprise two banks with an intermediate ditch which cut off a headland promontory of approximately 1.5 hectares. The outer rampart peters out in the south and is up to 1.0m high. The inner rampart is stone revetted and is up to 2.6m high. The original entrance was probably in the centre of the ramparts where a modern footpath now crosses (h1).
The castle is rocky and covered in gorse and heather with the occasional patch of grass (h3, b6). A linear earth and stone bank 50m in length is visible on aerial photographs (p1) and was plotted as part of the NMP.
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Site history:
h1: 1973. MHB / OS
h2: 1980. SHEPPARD, PA, FMW / DOE
h3: 1985. SHEPPARD, PA, FMW / DOE
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RAF, 1946, 3G/TUD/211/5252 (Photographic Record). SCO11158.
Ordnance Survey, 1970s, 1:10,000 OS Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4045.
Cotton, MA, 1959, Cornish Cliff Castles, VOL 2, PT 3, 119 (Article in Journal). SCO7720.
Ordnance Survey, 1970s, 1:10,000 OS Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4045.
Dowson, E, 1968, St Keverne Checklist, VOL 7, 102 (Article in Journal). SCO3261.
Sheppard, PA (for DOE), 19--, Scheduled Monument Description (Bibliographic reference). SCO5181.
Sheppard, PA (for DOE), 19--, Scheduled Monument Description (Bibliographic reference). SCO5181.
Sources / Further Reading
| [p1] | SCO11158 - Photographic Record: RAF. 1946. 3G/TUD/211/5252. ABP. |
| [b1] | SCO4045 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1970s. 1:10,000 OS Map. |
| [b2] | SCO7720 - Article in Journal: Cotton, MA. 1959. Cornish Cliff Castles. Proceedings of the West Cornwall Field Club (New Series). 2 (3). 112-127. VOL 2, PT 3, 119. |
| [b3] | SCO4045 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1970s. 1:10,000 OS Map. |
| [b4] | SCO3261 - Article in Journal: Dowson, E. 1968. St Keverne Checklist. Cornish Archaeology. 7. 101-106. VOL 7, 102. |
| [b5] | SCO5181 - Bibliographic reference: Sheppard, PA (for DOE). 19--. Scheduled Monument Description. HBMC / English Heritage. |
| [b6] | SCO5181 - Bibliographic reference: Sheppard, PA (for DOE). 19--. Scheduled Monument Description. HBMC / English Heritage. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO3165 - The Lizard, Cornwall: Vegetation Clearance, 2009-2010
Related records: none recorded
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