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Summary

The site has now been re-interpreted by Thomas as a result of recent excavations and the reassessment of previous finds, and is now seen to represent the early medieval and medieval remains of occupation.

Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 23165.40
• SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SX08NE 1.1-1.9

Monument Type(s):

• SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
• SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

Many of the present remains visible on Tintagel Island apart from the medieval castle were excavated in the 1930s by Radford (h1). His interpretation of the remains was that the site represented a monastery of the early medieval period which developed from a cell and simple church built by the Celtic missionary saint, St Juliot c500 (b8). The remains of structures forming the alleged monastery, Radford's sites A - G, are comprised of grass covered banks 0.1m high, representing concealed walling occurring as single and multiple contiguous structures and were surveyed at 1:2500 by the OS in 1976 (h2). The site has now been re-interpreted by Thomas as a result of recent excavations and the reassessment of previous finds, and is now seen to represent the early medieval and medieval remains of occupation. Many of the structures interpreted by Radford as having been monastic are now thought to have been associated with the building of the castle (b15, b17). The monument was included in the Schedule on 9/10/1981 and the scheduling updated on 18/11/1996.

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Site history:
2: 1976. QUINNELL, NV / OS
3: 1976. SHEPPARD, PA / DOE
5: 1982. DARK, K / UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
7: 1984. RCHME
8: 1985. PRESTON JONES, A AND HARTGROVES, S / CAU
10: 1986. THOMAS, C / RCHME
12: 1988. THORPE, C / CAU
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<1> Leland, J, 1535, The Itinerary of John Leland (Bibliographic reference). SCO3862.

<2> Carew, R, 1969, The Survey of Cornwall 1602, 191 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3044.

<3> Wilkinson, JJ, 1871, Tintagel Castle, VOL 3, 231 (Article in Journal). SCO5049.

<4> WHITLEY, HM, 1885, NOTES ON GRENVILLE'S PLOT OF TINTAGEL CASTLE (Unedited Source). SCO6437.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1900s, 2nd Edition 1:2500 Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4050.

<6> Radford, CAR, 1935, Tintagel, Castle and Monastery, VOL 15, 4, 415 (Article in Journal). SCO5143.

<7> Ordnance Survey, 1970s, 1:10,000 OS Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4045.

<8> Radford, CAR, 1935, Tintagel Castle (DOE Guide) (Bibliographic reference). SCO4214.

<9> Thomas, AC, 1981, A Provisional List of Imported Pottery from Post Roman Western Britain & Ireland (Bibliographic reference). SCO4597.

<10> Browse, RG, 1982, Tintagel Castle, VOL 21, 189-190 (Article in Journal). SCO2926.

<11> Thomas, AC, 1984, Tintagel Site Report, 25/5/1984 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4640.

<12> THOMAS, AC, 1986, TINTAGEL CASTLE (ENGLISH HERITAGE GUIDE BOOK) (Unedited Source). SCO8852.

<14> Hartgroves, S & Walker, R, 1989, Excavations in the Lower Ward, Tintagel Castle, 1986 (Cornish Studies No.16, 1988), VOL 16, 9-30 (Cornwall Event Report). SCO5116.

<15> Thomas, AC, 1988, Minor Sites at Tintagel Island, VOL 16, 49-60 (Article in Journal). SCO4627.

<16> Thomas, AC, 1988, Cau Excavations at Tintagel Island in 1988, VOL 16, 49-60 (Article in Journal). SCO4600.

<17> Padel, OJ, 1988, Tintagel in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries, VOL 16, 61-66 (Article in Journal). SCO5135.

<18> O'Mahoney, C, 1988, Medieval Pottery from Tintagel: a Summary, VOL 16, 67-68 (Article in Journal). SCO4040.

<19> Thorpe, C, 1988, Incised Pictorial Slates at Tintagel, VOL 16, 69-78 (Article in Journal). SCO4717.

<20> THOMAS, AC, 1989, LECTURE TO CAS, 20 JAN 1989 (Unedited Source). SCO8919.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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