St Ias Chapel |
| Hob Uid: 425660 | |
Location :
Cornwall
Camborne
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| Grid Ref : SW6583738168 |
| Summary : St Ia's Chapel was founded as a well chapel circa 950, but probably went out of use at the end of the Mediaeval period. The excavated remains of the chapel, cell and the lan are generally well preserved. A wayside which formerly stood near the chapel is now in St Meriadoc's churchyard, Camborne, (see SW64SW30). |
More information : SW 65833815. St Ia's Chapel was rediscovered in 1962
and partially excavated in 1966. The interior was filled to a
depth of 3 or 4 ft with compact debris; what had appeared to be
merely foundations were actually walls at a fairly high level,
and the E end was 5 ft high. Three phases of development were
encountered: Phase 1 was a well chapel of c 950 AD. Phase 2 construction with the chapel as a place of worship, was 12th c
perhaps 1125-1150. Phase 3, AD 1200-1250, was an enlarged
place of worship and there is some evidence for a cell on the
opposite bank of the stream. The later history of the site is not known but the volume of soil and stones covering it suggest that its use as a chapel did not survive the Reformation. (1)
SW 65833816. The excavated remains of the chapel, cell and the
lan are generally well preserved although there is some
deterioration due to encroachment by cattle.
Surveyed at 1:2500. (2)
Remains of chapel and lan listed. (3,4)
The site is included in the distribution map and text of medieval sites in Cornwall. (5)
A cross stood here in 1750 but has since been moved to the churchyard at Camborne (see SW64SW30). (6) |