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| HER Number: | 30756.50 |
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| Name: | CHYKEMBRO - Bronze Age barrow, Iron Age hut circle, Romano British hut circle |
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Summary
Remains of a possible barrow or hut circle at Chykembro.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW43NW 50.3
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 30756.50
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW43NW 128
Monument Type(s):
- BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 801 BC)
- HUT CIRCLE? (Early Iron Age to Romano British - 800 BC to 409 AD)
Full description
Hirst lists a feature to the east of the enclosure at Chykembro (30756.2) which he describes as a barrow (b3). The OS who surveyed the site at 1:2500 in 1960 record a small circular feature formed by a wide bank of earth and stones which may be a hut circle with an entrance on the east, but could be a robbed barrow, the apparent entrance being an excavation trench (h1). Russell in 1971 lists under 'Barrows' a mound with a retaining wall and possible inner ring of stones (b5). The OS revisited the site in 1975 and record a damaged mound which is possibly the remains of a bowl barrow. It is approximately 8.0m in diameter, 0.9m high with a central sub-circular 0.4m deep depression. The north side has been cut by a field wall and there is no trace of the inner ring of stones noted by Russell (h2). Weatherhill in 1982 records the feature as a possible hut rather than a barrow (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 Hirst, FC, 19--, Archaeological Notes on West Penwith (Unpublished document).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, 26 (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. 26. |
| [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
Related records
| 30756 | Part of: CHYKEMBRO - Iron Age/Romano British settlement (Monument) |
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