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| HER Number: | 36008.13 |
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| Name: | CHYSAUSTER - Iron Age fogou, Romano British fogou |
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Summary
A second fogou at Chysauster noted by Blight is likely to have been the remains of a sunken way.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 36008.13
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW43NE 31
Monument Type(s):
- FOGOU? (Early Iron Age to Romano British - 800 BC to 409 AD)
Full description
At this approximate location there have been reports of a second fogou associated with the courtyard house settlement of Chysauster (36008) since the mid-19th century (b1). Blight's plan of the settlement in 1861 shows the remains of a tunnelled subterranean passage, a vau, though it appears that later commentators suspected this to have been a sunken way (b4). Despite Blight's persistent claims that there were two fogous at Chysauster (the other one being 36008.11) (b1, b2), no extant remains of the alleged feature have been found (b4, b5, b6). A recent field survey by CEU and CAU in 1983 found no traces (h3).
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Site history:
1: 1861. BLIGHT, JT
2: 1931. HENCKEN, HO'N / MOW
3: 1983. SMITH, G AND ROSE, P / CEU AND CAU
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<1> BLIGHT, JT, 1861, UNKNOWN TITLE, VOL 18, 34-39 (Unedited Source). SCO6137.
<2> Blight, JT, 1885, Churches of West Cornwall: with Notes of Antiquities of the Distrct, 210 (Bibliographic reference). SCO2866.
<3> Henderson, C, 1914, Notebooks of Parochial Antiquities, VOL II, 56-58 (Unpublished document). SCO3503.
<4> Hencken, HO'N, 1933, An Excavation by H.M. Office of Works at Chysauster, Cornwall, 1931 (Article in Journal). SCO7212.
<5> Clark, EV, 1961, Cornish Fogous, 64 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3076.
<6> Russell, V, 1971, West Penwith Survey, 61 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4314.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO6137 - Unedited Source: BLIGHT, JT. 1861. UNKNOWN TITLE. ARCHAEOL J. VOL 18, 34-39. |
| [2] | SCO2866 - Bibliographic reference: Blight, JT. 1885. Churches of West Cornwall: with Notes of Antiquities of the Distrct. 210. |
| [3] | SCO3503 - Unpublished document: Henderson, C. 1914. Notebooks of Parochial Antiquities. MS At RIC. VOL II, 56-58. |
| [4] | SCO7212 - Article in Journal: Hencken, HO'N. 1933. An Excavation by H.M. Office of Works at Chysauster, Cornwall, 1931. Archaeologia. 83. 237-284. |
| [5] | SCO3076 - Bibliographic reference: Clark, EV. 1961. Cornish Fogous. 64. |
| [6] | SCO4314 - Bibliographic reference: Russell, V. 1971. West Penwith Survey. 61. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 36008 | Part of: CHYSAUSTER - Iron Age settlement, Romano British settlement (Monument) |
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