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| HER Number: | 30705.20 |
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| Name: | BOSIGRAN - Post Medieval corn mill |
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Summary
Two mills are recorded at Bosigran and were damaged by the 1861 stamps (33247) but it is possible to identify traces of the original corn/grist mills.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Cornwall SURVEY NAME (temporary): BOSIGRAN SURVEY
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 30705.20
Monument Type(s):
- CORN MILL (17th Century - 1601 AD to 1700 AD)
Full description
Two mills are recorded at Bosigran on the 1834 Borlase map (b2) and the 1842 Tithe Map (b3). The site was damaged by the 1861 Bosigran stamps (33247) but it is possible to identify traces of the original corn/grist milling complex using the 1876 1st Edition 1:2500 OS and the 1:200 plan made in 1982 by the CCRA and the National Trust (h1, b5-7). The north mill recorded on the early maps (b2 and 3) has a waterwheel at the south end of an apparently simple rectangular structure; the wheel was worked by the tailrace of the larger south west mill (30705.1). The low ruins of a structure do survive in the rough position of this mill, with walls to approx 0.8m high and internal dimensions approx 3.0m square. A roofed structure is recorded here on the 1876 1st Edition 1:2500 OS and it is therefore unclear whether this is the earlier mill (b8).
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Site history:
1: 1982. D THACKRAY ET AL / NT
2: 1986. PC HERRING, PC / CAU
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<1> UNKNOWN, 1627, LEASE OF MILL, HHJ623 (Unedited Source). SCO5430.
<2> RIC Collection, 1834, Map of Borlase Holdings in Bosigran and Rosemergy, HJ8217 (Unpublished document). SCO3619.
<3> Tithe Award, 1840s, Zennor, FIELD NO 77, MILLS, TOWN PLOT & WASTE (Bibliographic reference). SCO4940.
<4> Ordnance Survey, 1880s, 1st Edition 1:2500 Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4048.
<5> Russell, V, 1971, West Penwith Survey, 80 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4314.
<6> Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Field Drawing (GRE), GRE 2142-43 (Cartographic materials). SCO5089.
<7> Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 198-, Drawing Archive, Hanging (GRH), GRH 68241 & 2 (Cartographic materials). SCO5088.
<8> CAU, 1984, Field Survey Context Card, 103-108 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5175.
<9> Herring, PC, 1987, Bosigran, Zennor, 40, 140, FIGS 35 & 36 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3569.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO5430 - Unedited Source: UNKNOWN. 1627. LEASE OF MILL. AT RIC. HHJ623. |
| [2] | SCO3619 - Unpublished document: RIC Collection. 1834. Map of Borlase Holdings in Bosigran and Rosemergy. MS At RIC HJ8217. HJ8217. |
| [3] | SCO4940 - Bibliographic reference: Tithe Award. 1840s. Zennor. FIELD NO 77, MILLS, TOWN PLOT & WASTE. |
| [4] | SCO4048 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. 1st Edition 1:2500 Map. |
| [5] | SCO4314 - Bibliographic reference: Russell, V. 1971. West Penwith Survey. 80. |
| [6] | SCO5089 - Cartographic materials: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. Field Drawing (GRE). GRE 2142-43. |
| [7] | SCO5088 - Cartographic materials: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 198-. Drawing Archive, Hanging (GRH). GRH 68241 & 2. |
| [8] | SCO5175 - Bibliographic reference: CAU. 1984. Field Survey Context Card. At CAU. 103-108. |
| [9] | SCO3569 - Bibliographic reference: Herring, PC. 1987. Bosigran, Zennor. Copy At CAU. 40, 140, FIGS 35 & 36. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO4155 - Reconstruction and Stabilisation Work, Porthmeor Stamps (Ref: CGH/7317)
Related records
| 30705 | Part of: BOSIGRAN - Post Medieval corn mill (Monument) |
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