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| HER Number: | 24003.10 |
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| Name: | STERLING CASTLE - Bronze Age barrow |
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Summary
A possible barrow shown on Mclaughlan's plan of 1846.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 24003.10
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SX04SW 5
Monument Type(s):
- BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 801 BC)
Full description
Mclaughlan shows a "tumulus" on his plan of 1846 (b3). Henderson failed to find it in 1917 (b6). A field visit by CCRA in 1983, revealed that the "barrow" is a bank or mound 22m long, and up to 1.6m high, most substantial and rounded at the south-east and losing height to the north-west. Most likely to be associated with the construction of Sterling Castle in the C18 (h2).
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Site history:
1: 1968. QUINNELL, NV/OS
2: 1983. ROSE, PG/CCRA
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<1> Tonkin, T, 1702, Parochial History of Cornwall, 454C (Bibliographic reference). SCO4948.
<2> Hitchins, F & Drew, S (Eds), 1824, The History of Cornwall, VOL II, 296 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3595.
<3> MCLAUCHLAN, H, 1846, UNKNOWN TITLE, VOL 29, 30 (Unedited Source). SCO5989.
<4> Sheppard, PA, 1966, St Goran Checklist, VOL 5, 76 (Article in Journal). SCO4414.
<5> Ordnance Survey, 1810-13, 1st Edition OS 1 Inch:1 Mile Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4046.
<6> Henderson, C, 1914, Notebooks of Parochial Antiquities, V, 583 (Unpublished document). SCO3503.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO4948 - Bibliographic reference: Tonkin, T. 1702. Parochial History of Cornwall. 454C. |
| [2] | SCO3595 - Bibliographic reference: Hitchins, F & Drew, S (Eds). 1824. The History of Cornwall. VOL II, 296. |
| [3] | SCO5989 - Unedited Source: MCLAUCHLAN, H. 1846. UNKNOWN TITLE. RRIC. VOL 29, 30. |
| [4] | SCO4414 - Article in Journal: Sheppard, PA. 1966. St Goran Checklist. Cornish Archaeology. 5. VOL 5, 76. |
| [5] | SCO4046 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1810-13. 1st Edition OS 1 Inch:1 Mile Map. |
| [6] | SCO3503 - Unpublished document: Henderson, C. 1914. Notebooks of Parochial Antiquities. MS At RIC. V, 583. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 24003 | Part of: STERLING CASTLE - Post Medieval castle (Monument) |
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