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| HER Number: | 31633 |
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| Name: | HEAMOOR - Iron Age round, Romano British round |
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Summary
The field-names 'Carnegoes' and 'Kerigou' suggest the site of a round. Terracing in the field and Roman coin finds support this.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW43SE 10
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 31633
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW43SE 17-17.1-98
Monument Type(s):
- ROUND? (Early Iron Age to Romano British - 800 BC to 409 AD)
Full description
The Tithe Award for Madron records the field-name of 'Carnegoes' for an enclosure at SW 4670 3088 (b1). Henderson noted that this area was earlier recorded as 'Kerigou' (b2), suggesting a possible round site. Crofts wrote that c1886 the sexton of the adjoining graveyard (Heamoor Cemetery, Penzance) noted disturbed ground there (b4). Haverfield, quoting information from JB Cornish (b3), recorded that "two second brass of Vespian, corroded and nearly illegible, were found in the Penzance Cemetery, 8ft (2.44m) below the ground, together with some cow bones, lying in an ancient trench" (b5). A field visit in 1975 revealed that there is a possible terrace within the cricket field (the field called 'Carnegoes') (h1). Henderson noted that the coin finds were: one of Vitellius (AD 69) and one of Severos Alexander (AD 222-235)(b2).
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Site history:
1: 1975. WELLS, A / ICS
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<1> Tithe Award, 1840-1, Madron (Cartographic materials). SCO4812.
<2> Henderson, C, 1915, Topography of Cornwall, VOL I, 151 (Unpublished document). SCO3513.
<3> Page, W (Editor), 1906, Victoria History of the County of Cornwall, 362 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4068.
<4> CROFTS, EW, 1906, CORNISH NOTES AND QUERIES, 186 (Unedited Source). SCO6932.
<5> Page, W (Editor), 1906, Victoria History of the County of Cornwall, 12, 38 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4068.
<6> Russell, V, 1971, West Penwith Survey, 103 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4314.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO4812 - Cartographic materials: Tithe Award. 1840-1. Madron. |
| [2] | SCO3513 - Unpublished document: Henderson, C. 1915. Topography of Cornwall. MS At RIC. VOL I, 151. |
| [3] | SCO4068 - Bibliographic reference: Page, W (Editor). 1906. Victoria History of the County of Cornwall. 362. |
| [4] | SCO6932 - Unedited Source: CROFTS, EW. 1906. CORNISH NOTES AND QUERIES. 186. |
| [5] | SCO4068 - Bibliographic reference: Page, W (Editor). 1906. Victoria History of the County of Cornwall. 12, 38. |
| [6] | SCO4314 - Bibliographic reference: Russell, V. 1971. West Penwith Survey. 103. |
Associated Finds
- FCO2421 - ANIMAL REMAINS (Romano British - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FCO3606 - COIN (Romano British - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records: none recorded
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