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Monument Number 424959
Hob Uid: 424959
Location : Cornwall St. Erth
Grid Ref : SW5577034750
Summary : Earthwork remains of an Iron Age or Roman round covering three acres. A flint arrowhead and flakes have been found on the site.
More information : SW 55773477 Castle O.E. (1) Above the vicarage at St. Erth, there is a 'doubly entrenched circular castle' containing some 2 acres. (2) Shown as a Univallate Hill-Fort of less than 3 acres. (3) A spread outer slope 1.0m. high survives on the W. and S. and faint traces are discernible on the S.E. and E. Surveyed at 1/2500. There is no visible evidence that it was ever bivallate as Polwhele suggests and it was accepted as univallate by Thomas in 1851. Its non-defensive situation on a S.W. slope below the hilltop with its shape and size are typical of an I.A. round rather than a hill-fort. (4) Earthwork(NR) (5) Listed. (6) See plan. (7) A flint arrowhead and flakes found within the round are at Lanuthno Farm. (8)

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Source details : O.S. 6" 1908
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Source details : Hist.of Corn. vol.1. 1803. p.112 (R.Polwhele)
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Source Number : 8b
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Source details : Sites Mon Reg SW 53 SE/119
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Source details : O.S.Map of Southern Brit. in the Iron Age. 1962
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Source details : F1 NVQ 06-APR-65
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Source Number : 4a
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Source details : West Briton newspaper; letter. 32. 1.1.1851 (Thomas)
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : OS 1:10 000 1977
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : (C Appleby)
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Source Number : 7
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Source details : RIC Rep 29 1847 plate XIII fig 1 (H Mc'Lauchlan)
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Source Number : 8
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Source details : (C Appleby)
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Vol(s) : 17 - 1978

Source Number : 8a
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Source details : Inf Mrs Taylor Lanuthno Farm
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
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Monument Type : Round
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Prehistoric
Display Date : Prehistoric
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Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Round
Evidence : Earthwork

Components and Objects:

Period : Prehistoric
Component Monument Type :
Object Type : ARROWHEAD, LITHIC IMPLEMENT
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SW 53 SE 9
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-04-06
End Date : 1965-04-06

Monument Number 424959