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HER Number:22101.70
Name:MAWGAN PORTH - Early Medieval cemetery

Summary - not yet available

Grid Reference:SW 8509 6730
Parish:Mawgan in Pydar, Restormel, Cornwall
Map:Show location on Streetmap

Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW86NE 1
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 22101.70
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW86NE 14

Monument Type(s):

  • CEMETERY (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Full description

In 1934, one burial in this cemetery was found in digging trial pits for building foundations, through a sand dune (b1,b10). The burial was in a cist, and by analogy with harlyn bay, was assumed to be of ia date. Further investigation took place 1950-52, because of the proximity of this early find to the dark age settlement (22101). 17 Burials were found all oriented nw-sw 14 in long-cists, and all but two (22101.71) Extended, heads to the w. Men, women and children present, the children in a separate part of the graveyard. No grave-goods; no associated chapel found, (b2 187-9, b10) a series of postholes could have been modern (b10,7). "Nothing was found to link cemetery and settlement. Nonetheless, their contiguity is inescapeable", and an early medieval date assumed (b10,1)

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Site history:
4: 1958. UNKNOWN / ODE
5: 1969. MJF / OS
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Bruce Mitford, RLS, 1956, Dark Age Settlement at Mawgan Porth; A Dark Age Settlement at Mawgan Porth (Information File SW86NE) (Bibliographic reference). SCO325.

Preston Jones, A, 2014, Odd Spot, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall: Archaeological Assessment (Cornwall Event Report). SCO26018.

<1> Hirst, FC, 1934, Supposed Iron Age Burial at Mawgan Porth, VOL 24, 319-326 (Article in Journal). SCO5124.

<3> THOMAS, AC, 1958, Cornwall in the Dark Ages, VOL 2, 2, 70 (Article in Journal). SCO7702.

<4> Waterman, DM, 1959, Excavations at Lismahon, Co Down, 168 (Article in Journal). SCO7744.

<5> Chesher, VM & FJ, 1968, The Cornishman's House, 23-24 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3057.

<6> Thomas, AC, 1968, Grass Marked Pottery in Cornwall, 313, 325-327 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5160.

<7> Beresford, M & Hurst, JS, 1971, Deserted Medieval Villages, 152 (Bibliographic reference). SCO2828.

<8> Ordnance Survey, 1970s, 1:10,000 OS Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4045.

<9> Sheppard, PA, 1978, St Mawgan Checklist, VOL 17, 120 (Article in Journal). SCO4416.

<10> Ashbee, P, 1984, The Mawgan Porth Slab Grave Excavations 1950-52 (Unpub MS) (Bibliographic reference). SCO2749.

<11> Ordnance Survey, 1970s, 1:10,000 OS Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4045.

<12> UNKNOWN, 1934, UNKNOWN TITLE, 28/8/1934, 10 (Unedited Source). SCO7242.

<13> Thomas, AC, 1981, A Provisional List of Imported Pottery from Post Roman Western Britain & Ireland (Bibliographic reference). SCO4597.

Sources / Further Reading

---SCO26018 - Cornwall Event Report: Preston Jones, A. 2014. Odd Spot, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall: Archaeological Assessment.
---SCO325 - Bibliographic reference: Bruce Mitford, RLS. 1956. Dark Age Settlement at Mawgan Porth; A Dark Age Settlement at Mawgan Porth (Information File SW86NE).
[1]SCO5124 - Article in Journal: Hirst, FC. 1934. Supposed Iron Age Burial at Mawgan Porth. JRIC. 24. VOL 24, 319-326.
[3]SCO7702 - Article in Journal: THOMAS, AC. 1958. Cornwall in the Dark Ages. Proceedings of the West Cornwall Field Club (New Series). 2 (2). 59-72. VOL 2, 2, 70.
[4]SCO7744 - Article in Journal: Waterman, DM. 1959. Excavations at Lismahon, Co Down. Medieval Archaeology. 3. 139-176. 168.
[5]SCO3057 - Bibliographic reference: Chesher, VM & FJ. 1968. The Cornishman's House. 23-24.
[6]SCO5160 - Bibliographic reference: Thomas, AC. 1968. Grass Marked Pottery in Cornwall. Studies in Ancient Europe. Coles, JM & Simpson, DDA. 313, 325-327.
[7]SCO2828 - Bibliographic reference: Beresford, M & Hurst, JS. 1971. Deserted Medieval Villages. 152.
[8]SCO4045 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1970s. 1:10,000 OS Map.
[9]SCO4416 - Article in Journal: Sheppard, PA. 1978. St Mawgan Checklist. Cornish Archaeology. 17. VOL 17, 120.
[10]SCO2749 - Bibliographic reference: Ashbee, P. 1984. The Mawgan Porth Slab Grave Excavations 1950-52 (Unpub MS).
[11]SCO4045 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1970s. 1:10,000 OS Map.
[12]SCO7242 - Unedited Source: UNKNOWN. 1934. UNKNOWN TITLE. WESTERN MORNING NEWS. 28/8/1934, 10.
[13]SCO4597 - Bibliographic reference: Thomas, AC. 1981. A Provisional List of Imported Pottery from Post Roman Western Britain & Ireland.

Associated Finds

  • FCO3041 - HUMAN REMAINS (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Associated Events

  • ECO1374 - Mawgan Porth
  • ECO4122 - Mawgan Porth, Odd Spot assessment (Ref: 146431)

Related records

22101Part of: MAWGAN PORTH - Early Medieval settlement (Monument)

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