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| HER Number: | 30696.21 |
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| Name: | BOSIGRAN - Iron Age hut circle, Romano British hut circle |
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Summary
The northern round room of the courtyard house situated in the north of the settlement to the west of Bosigran was originally a freestanding hut circle.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Cornwall SURVEY NAME (temporary): NT 94460
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 30696.21
Monument Type(s):
Full description
The northern round room of the courtyard house 30696.2 at Bosigran was shown on the 1982 CCRA/NT survey to have originally been a freestanding hut circle. It is perfectly circular, with a 7.1m internal diameter; its walls now surviving as stony banks up to 0.9m high, with an entrance just east of south. A second entrance was forced through the north wall to give access to a later room built to the north (b11).
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Site history:
1: 1961. PITCHER, GH / OS
2: 1975. QUINNELL, NV / OS
3: 1975. WEATHERHILL, C / CCRA
4: 1982. NDJ ET AL / CCRA, NT
5: 1986. HERRING, PC / CAU
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<1> Hirst, FC, 19--, Archaeological Notes on West Penwith (Unpublished document). SCO3593.
<2> UNKNOWN, 1937, UNKNOWN TITLE, APPENDIX (Article in Journal). SCO7286.
<3> Hirst, FC, 1937, Courtyard House Sites in West Cornwall, 84N, 97 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3594.
<4> Ordnance Survey, 1970s, 1:10,000 OS Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4045.
<5> Russell, V, 1971, West Penwith Survey, 54 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4314.
<6> Pool, PAS & Weatherhill, C, 1979, A Report to the National Trust: Iron Age Sites at Bosigran (Bibliographic reference). SCO5141.
<7> Weatherhill, C, 1982, Courtyard Houses of West Penwith. A Survey, 22-24 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5029.
<8> Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Field Drawing (GRE), GRE 212, 26, 30 (Cartographic materials). SCO5089.
<9> Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 198-, Drawing Archive, Hanging (GRH), GRH 683, SW 4236 NW, 4236SW; 68249-11 (Cartographic materials). SCO5088.
<10> CAU, 1984, Field Survey Context Card, 253 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5175.
<11> Herring, PC, 1987, Bosigran, Zennor, 102-108 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3569.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO3593 - Unpublished document: Hirst, FC. 19--. Archaeological Notes on West Penwith. MS At Wayside Museum, Zennor. |
| [2] | SCO7286 - Article in Journal: UNKNOWN. 1937. UNKNOWN TITLE. Proceedings of the West Cornwall Field Club. APPENDIX. |
| [3] | SCO3594 - Bibliographic reference: Hirst, FC. 1937. Courtyard House Sites in West Cornwall. Journal British Archaeological Association. 84N, 97. |
| [4] | SCO4045 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1970s. 1:10,000 OS Map. |
| [5] | SCO4314 - Bibliographic reference: Russell, V. 1971. West Penwith Survey. 54. |
| [6] | SCO5141 - Bibliographic reference: Pool, PAS & Weatherhill, C. 1979. A Report to the National Trust: Iron Age Sites at Bosigran. |
| [7] | SCO5029 - Bibliographic reference: Weatherhill, C. 1982. Courtyard Houses of West Penwith. A Survey. MS At CAU. 22-24. |
| [8] | SCO5089 - Cartographic materials: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. Field Drawing (GRE). GRE 212, 26, 30. |
| [9] | SCO5088 - Cartographic materials: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 198-. Drawing Archive, Hanging (GRH). GRH 683, SW 4236 NW, 4236SW; 68249-11. |
| [10] | SCO5175 - Bibliographic reference: CAU. 1984. Field Survey Context Card. At CAU. 253. |
| [11] | SCO3569 - Bibliographic reference: Herring, PC. 1987. Bosigran, Zennor. Copy At CAU. 102-108. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 30696 | Part of: BOSIGRAN - Iron Age settlement, Romano British settlement (Monument) |
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