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HER Number:16180.02
Name:MULFRA VEAN - Iron Age courtyard house, Romano British courtyard house

Summary

A courtyard house in the west of the settlement at Mulfra Vean.

Grid Reference:SW 4532 3487
Parish:Madron, Penwith, Cornwall
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Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW43SE 23B
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 16180.02
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW43SE 1-2

Monument Type(s):

Full description

A courtyard house consisting of a sub-circular end room and two irregular side rooms, opening onto a central courtyard. The house is aligned east-west, has overall dimensions of roughly 25m by 22m and is entered from the east. This courtyard house was partially excavated in 1954 (h1, b6). The stratigraphy was constant in all sections, but the ground had been considerably disturbed by stone removal for hedging and collapse of the original walling. Occupation layers were notably rich in pottery within the round and side rooms. No hearth was found though post holes were found in the cutting 'ai'. Finds included beach pebbles and Samian ware, coarse and cordoned pottery. Thomas (b6) suggests occupation from the first half of the 1st century AD to the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD. This courtyard house was sketched at 1:1250 by the OS fieldworker (h2). It is part of the courtyard house settlement at Mulfra Vean (16180).

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Site history:
2: 1960. QUINNEL, NV / OS
3: 1986. RATCLIFFE, J / CAU
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<1> UNKNOWN, 1---, VOL OF MISC EXTRACTS, DRAWINGS AND PRINTS (Unedited Source). SCO5375.

<2> Borlase, W, 1740, Parochial Memoranda (Unpublished document). SCO2884.

<3> Blight, JT, 18--, Volume of Material Collected by WC Borlase (Unpublished document). SCO2871.

<4> Henderson, C, 1914, Notebooks of Parochial Antiquities, VOL II (Unpublished document). SCO3503.

<5> HIRST, FC, 1937, UNKNOWN TITLE, VOL 2, 3RD SERIES, 96, FIG 1, 72 (Unedited Source). SCO7279.

<6> Thomas, AC, 1963, Trial Excavations at Mulfra Vean, VOL 2, 23-28, 62 (Article in Journal). SCO4641.

<7> Thomas, AC (Ed), 1966, Rural Settlement in Roman Britain, NO 7, 78 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5162.

<8> Russell, V, 1971, West Penwith Survey, 51 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4314.

<9> Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Field Drawing (GRE), GRE 1/14, 1/26 (Cartographic materials). SCO5089.

<10> Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 198-, Drawing Archive, Hanging (GRH), GRH 68/4/SW 4534 (Cartographic materials). SCO5088.

<11> Ordnance Survey, 1900s, 2nd Edition 6 Inch Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4051.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO5375 - Unedited Source: UNKNOWN. 1---. VOL OF MISC EXTRACTS, DRAWINGS AND PRINTS. AT MORRAB LIBRARY, PENZANCE.
[2]SCO2884 - Unpublished document: Borlase, W. 1740. Parochial Memoranda. MS At RIC.
[3]SCO2871 - Unpublished document: Blight, JT. 18--. Volume of Material Collected by WC Borlase. MS, Soc Of Antiquaries.
[4]SCO3503 - Unpublished document: Henderson, C. 1914. Notebooks of Parochial Antiquities. MS At RIC. VOL II.
[5]SCO7279 - Unedited Source: HIRST, FC. 1937. UNKNOWN TITLE. J BRIT ARCHAEOL ASSOC. VOL 2, 3RD SERIES, 96, FIG 1, 72.
[6]SCO4641 - Article in Journal: Thomas, AC. 1963. Trial Excavations at Mulfra Vean. Cornish Archaeology. 2. 23-28. VOL 2, 23-28, 62.
[7]SCO5162 - Bibliographic reference: Thomas, AC (Ed). 1966. Rural Settlement in Roman Britain. CBA Research Report No 7. NO 7, 78.
[8]SCO4314 - Bibliographic reference: Russell, V. 1971. West Penwith Survey. 51.
[9]SCO5089 - Cartographic materials: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. Field Drawing (GRE). GRE 1/14, 1/26.
[10]SCO5088 - Cartographic materials: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 198-. Drawing Archive, Hanging (GRH). GRH 68/4/SW 4534.
[11]SCO4051 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1900s. 2nd Edition 6 Inch Map.

Associated Finds

  • FCO3724 - SHERD (Romano British - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Events: none recorded

Related records

16180Part of: MULFRA VEAN - Iron Age settlement, Romano British settlement (Monument)

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