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| HER Number: | 29700.01 |
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| Name: | LOWER BOSCASWELL - Iron Age findspot, Early Medieval findspot, Medieval findspot |
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Summary
Prehistoric and medieval pottery recovered during excavations in the 1950s at Lower Boscaswell fogou.
Protected Status
- Conservation Area: BOSCASWELL
Other References/Statuses
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW33SE 43
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 29700.01
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW33SE 3.1
Monument Type(s):
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
About 50 sherds of pottery were recovered during excavations in the 1950s at Lower Boscaswell fogou. These fell into two groups: mostly Iron Age 'B' pottery of south-west England; and C12-C13 to modern wares (b1). Re-examination of the post-prehistoric sherds has revealed that two or three sherds are grass-marked base sherds of the early medieval period. These were found in the filling of passages in the Iron Age fogou (b2).
<1> CLARK, EV, FORD, EB & THOMAS, AC, 1957, UNKNOWN TITLE, VOL XXIII, 213-219 (Unedited Source). SCO7638.
<2> Hutchinson, G, 1979, The bar-lug pottery of Cornwall, 91 (Article in Journal). SCO3618.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO7638 - Unedited Source: CLARK, EV, FORD, EB & THOMAS, AC. 1957. UNKNOWN TITLE. PPS. VOL XXIII, 213-219. |
| [2] | SCO3618 - Article in Journal: Hutchinson, G. 1979. The bar-lug pottery of Cornwall. Cornish Archaeology. 18. 81-103. 91. |
Associated Finds
- FCO182 - SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 29700 | Part of: LOWER BOSCASWELL - Iron Age fogou; Romano British fogou; Post Medieval folklore site (Monument) |
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