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HER Number: | 19225 |
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Name: | PENVENTINNIE - Iron Age/Romano British round |
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Summary
A well preserved round with an earth rampart 6.0m thick with an external ditch 3.5m wide and 1.8m deep at the north. There is an associated linear earthwork to the west.
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument 29614: ROUND 200M NORTH WEST OF PENVENTINNIE
Other References/Statuses
- Heritage at Risk (National): HE, South West
- National Mapping Programme (Morph No.): 1007.55.1
- National Monuments Record: SW 74 NE 19
- National Record of the Historic Environment to Historic Environment Records data transfer
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 427868
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW74NE 19
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 19225
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW74NE 33
Monument Type(s):
- ROUND (Early Iron Age to Romano British - 800 BC to 409 AD)
Full description
A well-preserved Iron Age or Romano-British round (12). The earthwork is depicted on the c1840 tithe as a circular field boundary, with the plot and those adjacent being recorded as ‘Ancient Fort’, ‘Fort Field’ and ‘Fort Close’ (1), and is also depicted on the 1st and 2nd ed OS maps (2, 3). The round is mentioned by MacLaughlan in 1847, he does not describe the earthwork in detail (4). Thomas similarly references the round in 1851 (5). The round is listed by the VCH in 1906 (6) and features on the OS map of Southern Britain in the Iron Age (7).
There is a possible earlier reference to this round (13), but this may refer to Bosvisack round. It describes an earthwork on top of a hill with a round bank, enclosed like an ancient castle for a giant or a sepulchre
In the early C20 Henderson described it as a very perfect round, with an earth rampart 20ft (6.0m) thick with an external ditch 12ft (3.5m) wide and 6ft (1.8m) deep at the north, though very shallow at the south. At that time the entrance was on the east (8).
In 1965 the OS surveyed the monument, recording it as a well-preserved round. Since Henderson's visit the ditch had been partially ploughed in and a gap has been made in the southwestern quadrant of the rampart (9).
The monument was included in the Schedule on 14/10/1975 and the scheduling was updated on 8/7/1997. The round is clearly visible as a ring of trees on vertical aerial photographs of the area (10, 11).
<1> Tithe Award Map and Apportionment, 1840, Kenwyn, FIELD NOS 858, ANCIENT FORT; 864, FORT FIELD; 863, FORT CR (Cartographic materials). SCO4785.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1880s, 1st Edition 6 Inch Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4049.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1900s, 2nd Edition 6 Inch Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4051.
<4> Maclaughlan, H, 1847, Observations on some ancient camps and tumuli, 43, Plt. 15 (Article in Journal). SCO5999.
<5> Thomas, R, 1851, Letters to the West Briton, NO 42 (Article in newspaper). SCO4699.
<6> Page, W (Editor), 1906, Victoria History of the County of Cornwall, 466 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4068.
<7> ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1962, MAP OF SOUTHERN BRITAIN IN THE IRON AGE (Unedited Source). SCO7846.
<8> Henderson, C, 1914, Notebooks of Parochial Antiquities, VOL III, 197, 199 FIG (Unpublished document). SCO3503.
<9> Field Investigator's Comments, OS/Pitcher, GH. 1965 (Survey). SCO29739.
<10> RAF, 1950, 58/472/5207-8 (Photographic Record). SCO13002.
<11> RAF, 1946, 106G/UK/1663/3034-5 (Photographic Record). SCO10365.
<12> Warner, R, 1965, Kenwyn Checklist, VOL 4, 77 (Article in Journal). SCO5011.
<13> UNKNOWN, 1662, CHANCERY PROCEEDINGS, C2, JAMES 1 A6/62, 12 FEB (Unedited Source). SCO5451.
<14> Smith, M, 2012, Treliske & Maiden Green, Governs, Threemilestone, Turo, Cornwall - Cultural Heritage Desk Based Assessment (Report). SCO25693.
Sources / Further Reading
[1] | SCO4785 - Cartographic materials: Tithe Award Map and Apportionment. 1840. Kenwyn. FIELD NOS 858, ANCIENT FORT; 864, FORT FIELD; 863, FORT CR. |
[2] | SCO4049 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. 1st Edition 6 Inch Map. |
[3] | SCO4051 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1900s. 2nd Edition 6 Inch Map. |
[4] | SCO5999 - Article in Journal: Maclaughlan, H. 1847. Observations on some ancient camps and tumuli. Reports of the Royal Institution of Cornwall. 29. 42-46. 43, Plt. 15. |
[5] | SCO4699 - Article in newspaper: Thomas, R. 1851. Letters to the West Briton. At CSL, Redruth. NO 42. |
[6] | SCO4068 - Bibliographic reference: Page, W (Editor). 1906. Victoria History of the County of Cornwall. 466. |
[7] | SCO7846 - Unedited Source: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1962. MAP OF SOUTHERN BRITAIN IN THE IRON AGE. |
[8] | SCO3503 - Unpublished document: Henderson, C. 1914. Notebooks of Parochial Antiquities. MS At RIC. VOL III, 197, 199 FIG. |
[9] | SCO29739 - Survey: Field Investigator's Comments. OS/Pitcher, GH. 1965. |
[10] | SCO13002 - Photographic Record: RAF. 1950. 58/472/5207-8. |
[11] | SCO10365 - Photographic Record: RAF. 1946. 106G/UK/1663/3034-5. |
[12] | SCO5011 - Article in Journal: Warner, R. 1965. Kenwyn Checklist. Cornish Archaeology. 4. VOL 4, 77. |
[13] | SCO5451 - Unedited Source: UNKNOWN. 1662. CHANCERY PROCEEDINGS. AT PRO. C2, JAMES 1 A6/62, 12 FEB. |
[14] | SCO25693 - Report: Smith, M. 2012. Treliske & Maiden Green, Governs, Threemilestone, Turo, Cornwall - Cultural Heritage Desk Based Assessment. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO3939 - Treliske & Maiden Green, Governs, Threemilestone, Truro, Cornwall
- ECO5931 - Governs Park and Round
Related records: none recorded
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