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HER Number:30756.40
Name:CHYKEMBRO - Iron Age hut circle, Romano British hut circle

Summary

Remains of a possible hut circle to the north of the enclosure at Chykembro.

Grid Reference:SW 4463 3707
Parish:Zennor, Penwith, Cornwall
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Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW43NW 50.23
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 30756.40
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW43NW 129

Monument Type(s):

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

Full description

The OS in 1961 surveyed at 1:2500 a feature to the north of the enclosure (30756.2) at Chykembro. A probable hut circle, it is of similar construction to the hut (30756.3) attached to the enclosure, but it is in poor condition with a possible entrance on the east (h1). Russell in 1971 lists the extant remains of a large hut circle (b5). The OS who revisited the site in 1975 record that the feature cannot be positively identified as a hut circle (h2). Weatherhill in 1982 records a round house in poor condition, 7.5m in diameter with earth and stone banks up to 0.6m high, with an east facing entrance (h3, b6).

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Site history:
1: 1961. PITCHER, GH / OS
2: 1975. FLETCHER, MJ / OS
3: 1975. WEATHERHILL, C / CCRA
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<1> Hencken, H O'N, 1932, The Archaeology of Cornwall and Scilly, 311 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3489.

<2> Hirst, FC, 19--, Archaeological Notes on West Penwith (Unpublished document). SCO3593.

<3> Hirst, FC, 1937, Courtyard House Sites in West Cornwall, 96 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3594.

<4> HIRST, FC, 1937, UNKNOWN TITLE, 9 (Article in Journal). SCO7280.

<5> Russell, V, 1971, West Penwith Survey, 55 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4314.

<6> Weatherhill, C, 1982, Courtyard Houses of West Penwith. A Survey, 45-47 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5029.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO3489 - Bibliographic reference: Hencken, H O'N. 1932. The Archaeology of Cornwall and Scilly. 311.
[2]SCO3593 - Unpublished document: Hirst, FC. 19--. Archaeological Notes on West Penwith. MS At Wayside Museum, Zennor.
[3]SCO3594 - Bibliographic reference: Hirst, FC. 1937. Courtyard House Sites in West Cornwall. Journal British Archaeological Association. 96.
[4]SCO7280 - Article in Journal: HIRST, FC. 1937. UNKNOWN TITLE. Proceedings of the West Cornwall Field Club. 9.
[5]SCO4314 - Bibliographic reference: Russell, V. 1971. West Penwith Survey. 55.
[6]SCO5029 - Bibliographic reference: Weatherhill, C. 1982. Courtyard Houses of West Penwith. A Survey. MS At CAU. 45-47.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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30756Part of: CHYKEMBRO - Iron Age/Romano British settlement (Monument)

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