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HER Number:31136.50
Name:TRENCROM CASTLE - Iron Age hut circle

Summary

Two probable hut circles represented as slight depressions, scooped into a slight west-facing slope.

Grid Reference:SW 5178 3619
Parish:Ludgvan, Penwith, Cornwall
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Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument CO31: Trencrom Castle

Other References/Statuses

  • OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW53NW 18
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 31136.50
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW53NW 25.6-25.7

Monument Type(s):

Full description

Within Trencrom Castle are two probable hut circles. These are represented as slight depressions, scooped into a slight west-facing slope, with low banks on the downhill side (h1). The monument is included in the Schedule.

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Site history:
1: 1961. PITCHER, GH / OS
2: 1976. WEATHERHILL, C / PTE
3: 1977. WEATHERHILL, C / PTE
4: 1979. SHEPPARD, PA / DOE
5: 1983. SHEPPARD, PA / DOE
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<1> BORLASE, W, 1740, NOTEBOOK OF PAROCHIAL ANTIQUITIES, VOL II, 172-177 (Unedited Source). SCO5531.

<2> Russell, V, 1971, West Penwith Survey, 50 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4314.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO5531 - Unedited Source: BORLASE, W. 1740. NOTEBOOK OF PAROCHIAL ANTIQUITIES. MS AT RIC. VOL II, 172-177.
[2]SCO4314 - Bibliographic reference: Russell, V. 1971. West Penwith Survey. 50.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • ECO4274 - Trencrom Hill: HLS Assessment

Related records

31136Part of: TRENCROM CASTLE - Neolithic tor enclosure, Iron Age hillfort (Monument)