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Archaeology & Geology
BALLOWALL BARROW, National Trust/English Heritage, St. Just, Chambered cairn.
Neolithic-Early bronze age.
BOSWENS STONE, Pendeen, Penzance, Bronze age menhir.
BOTALLACK MINE, Botallack, St. Just, Cliff edge mine & arsenic calciner. 19th Century
CADSONBURY, National Trust, St. Ive, Liskeard, Hillfort. Iron age.
CARN BREA, Redruth, "Hillfort, Castle. Monument. Neolithic Iron."
CARN EUNY, English Heritage, Sancreed, St. Just, Iron age Romano British village with fogou.
CARN GALVER, National Trust, Zennor, Mine 19th Century Engine houses.
CASTLE AN DINAS, Cornwall Heritage Trust, St. Columb Major, Iron age hillfort with three ramparts.
CHUN QUOIT, Pendeen, Penzance, Neolithic Dolman.
CHUN CASTLE, Madron, Penzance, Hillfort. Chambered tomb.Neolith/iron age.
CHYSAUSTER, English Heritage, Gulval, Penzance, Romano-British village. March - October.
DUPATH WELL, Cornwall Heritage Trust, Callington, Holy Well. Chapel. 1510 AD.
GIANT QUOITS, Coverack, Giant quoits.
GWENNAP PIT, Carharrack, Redruth, Methodist preaching pit.
HALLIGYE FOGOU, Trelowarren, Helston, Fogou. Iron age underground passage.
HIGHER BOSCAWELL HOLY WELL, North Road, Pendeen, Penzance, Holy Well.
HURLERS STONE CIRCLE, Minions
KING DONIERT'S STONE, Cornwall Heritage Trust, English Heritage, Minions, Liskeard.
Inscribed cross. 9th C AD.
LANYON QUOIT, National Trust, Madron, Penzance, Chambered Tomb. Neolithic.
MEN AN TOL, Madron, Penzance, Holed Stone. Early bronze age.
MERRY MAIDENS STONE CIRCLE, Boleigh
MERRY MAIDENS, St. Buryan, Stone circle. Standing stones. EBA.
NINE MAIDENS, St. Breock Downs, Wadebridge, Stone row. Bronze age. Ritual monument.
RILLATON BARROW, Minions, Liskeard.
ROCHE ROCK, Roche, Nr. St. Austell, "Medieval chapel on granite outcrop"
ROSENITHON, Coverack, Ancient megaliths.
ROUGHTOR, National Trust, Camelford, Hilltop enclosure. Bronze age. Medieval.
ST. BREOCK LONGSTONE, Cornwall Heritage Trust, English Heritage, St. Breock Downs
Wadebridge, Standing stone. Early bronze age.
ST. JUST PLAYING PLACE, St. Just, Playing place. Medieval. Miracle play arena.
ST. CLEER HOLY WELL, St. Cleer, Liskeard, Holy well. Cross. Medieval.
STOWE'S POUND, Minions, Liskeard, Hilltop enclosure. Late Neolithic EBA.
THE PIPERS, St. Buryan, Standing stones.
THE HURLERS, Cornwall Heritage Trust, English Heritage, Minions, Liskeard, 3 stone circles. Early bronze age.
THE RUMPS CLIFF CASTLE, National Trust, Polzeath, Cliff castle. Iron age.
TINNERS WAY, Pendeen, Ancient trade route between mines & port.
TREGIFFIAN ENTRANCE GRAVE, Cornwall Heritage Trust, English Heritage, St. Buryan,
Chambered Tomb. Late Neolithic.
TRENCROM HILL, National Trust, Ludgvan, Hillfort. Iron age.
TRERYN DINAS, Treen, Land's End, Iron age cliff castle.
TRETHEVY QUOIT, Cornwall Heritage, St. Cleer, Liskeard, Chamber tomb. Neolithic.
TREVANNION DOVECOTE, Cornwall Heritage Trust, Wadebridge, Dovecote. Medieval.
TREVELGUE CLIFF CASTLE, Newquay, Cliff castle. Barrows. Bronze age-Roman.
WARBSTOW HILLFORT, Warbstow, Boscastle, Medieval hillfort with ramparts.
WHEAL COATES, National Trust, St. Agnes, Cliff edge tin mine. 19th CENTURY
Information Sources
Tel: 01209 712167 Fax: 01209 710893
Trevean Road, PenzanceNow open for the year 2000 season. Normal opening hours are from 10.a.m. - 4.30p.m. Monday to Friday.
During July and August The Museum will also be opening Saturday mornings from 10a.m. to 12.30p.m. and will be delighted to open at other times for group visits.
Please phone 01736 332400 in the first instance.
CORNWALL ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT
Tel: 01872 272205
CORNWALL HERITAGE TRUST
Tel: 01208 812130
COUNTY ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT
Mr. N. Johnson 01872 323603
INSTITUTE OF CORNISH STUDIES
Tel: 01872 263457
MINIONS HERITAGE CENTRE
Minions, Liskeard Tel: 01579 362350
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