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HER Number:26088.24
Name:NANSTALLON - Romano British building

Summary

At Nanstallon Roman fort the commander's house was built close to the principia on its eastern side.

Grid Reference:SX 0343 6700
Parish:Lanivet, North Cornwall, Cornwall
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Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 26088.24
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SX06NW 6.4

Monument Type(s):

  • BUILDING (Romano British - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

At Nanstallon Roman fort the commander's house was built close to the principia on its eastern side. Timbers were nearly all set in foundation trenches and sill beams were used for two partition walls. The floor levels had been plouged away. The main feature of the house was a room 9.5m long and 6.1m wide at the rear. On the west side was a range of small rooms interpreted as private quarters and offices. The east range contained service quarters including bedrooms and kitchen. Adjoining this building was an enclosed space interpreteed as a compound (h1, b1).


<1> Fox, A & Ravenhill, W, 1969, Trevinnick, St Kew, VOL III, 108 (Article in Journal). SCO3338.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO3338 - Article in Journal: Fox, A & Ravenhill, W. 1969. Trevinnick, St Kew. Cornish Archaeology. 8. 89-97. VOL III, 108.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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26088Part of: NANSTALLON - Romano British fort (Monument)