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HER Number:30696.31
Name:BOSIGRAN - Iron Age hut circle, Romano British hut circle

Summary

A possible hut circle to the south of the courtyard house in the east of the settlement to the west of Bosigran.

Grid Reference:SW 4231 3707
Parish:Zennor, Penwith, Cornwall
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Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Cornwall SURVEY NAME (temporary): NT 94461
  • OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW43NW 8.1
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 30696.31
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW43NW 61.3

Monument Type(s):

  • HUT CIRCLE? (Early Iron Age to Romano British - 800 BC to 409 AD)

Full description

The OS survey of 1961 records a possible hut circle to the south of the eastern-most enclosure at Bosigran (30696.3). This may be the western of the two sub-circular features recorded at 1:1250 by CCRA/NT in 1982 (h4, b8-b10). It is approximately 9.0m in diameter and defined by low banks up to 0.8m high.

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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 Hirst, FC, 19--, Archaeological Notes on West Penwith (Unpublished document).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[1]SCO3593 - Unpublished document: Hirst, FC. 19--.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

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30696Part of: BOSIGRAN - Iron Age settlement, Romano British settlement (Monument)