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| HER Number: | 83.20 |
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| Name: | STAMFORD HILL - Post Medieval battery |
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Summary
A gun battery in the battle of Stamford Hill, 1643 sited on the remains of a round.
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument CO964: Camp N of Penhunsey with memorial
Other References/Statuses
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SS20NW 11
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 83.20
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SS20NW 9
Monument Type(s):
- BATTERY (Civil War (1642 to 1651) - 1642 AD to 1651 AD)
Full description
The round was used as a gun battery in the battle of Stamford Hill, 1643 (b1). However, there are no specific alterations visible which can be associated with this useage (h1).
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Site history:
1: 1977. OS
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<1> Coate, M, 1933, Cornwall in the Great Civil War and Interregnum 1642-1660, 66-70 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3084.
<2> Maclaughlan, H, 1849, Notes on Restormel Castle, 21 (Article in Serial). SCO3894.
<3> Page, W (Editor), 1906, Victoria History of the County of Cornwall, VOL I, 467 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4068.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO3084 - Bibliographic reference: Coate, M. 1933. Cornwall in the Great Civil War and Interregnum 1642-1660. 66-70. |
| [2] | SCO3894 - Article in Serial: Maclaughlan, H. 1849. Notes on Restormel Castle. RRIC, Vol 32. 21. |
| [3] | SCO4068 - Bibliographic reference: Page, W (Editor). 1906. Victoria History of the County of Cornwall. VOL I, 467. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 83 | Part of: STAMFORD HILL - Iron Age round, Romano British round, Post Medieval battery (Monument) |
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