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HER Number: | 29247.10 |
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Name: | CASTLE PENCAIRE - Iron Age hut circle |
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Summary
A curvilinear banked enclosure visible as earthworks on aerial photographs is likely to be the remains of a hut circle.
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument CO1073: Castle Pencaire hillfort, two rounds and a field system, Tregonning Hill
- Conservation Area: TREGONNING HILL
Other References/Statuses
- National Mapping Programme (Morph No.): 1047.22
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 29247.10
Monument Type(s):
Full description
A curvilinear banked enclosure is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (p1, p2), lying within Castle Pencaire, towards the south-eastern side. The feature is approximately 8.0m across with a possible entrance facing west. It is considered likely to be the remains of a hut circle. The site was plotted during the Cornwall NMP. The monument is included in the Schedule.
NMR, 1979, SW6030/8/138-9 (1457/138-9) (Photographic Record). SCO16658.
NMR, 1979, SW6030/8/140-1 (1457/140-1) (Photographic Record). SCO16659.
Sources / Further Reading
[p1] | SCO16658 - Photographic Record: NMR. 1979. SW6030/8/138-9 (1457/138-9). ABP. |
[p2] | SCO16659 - Photographic Record: NMR. 1979. SW6030/8/140-1 (1457/140-1). ABP. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
29247 | Part of: CASTLE PENCAIRE - Iron Age hillfort (Monument) |
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