Chysauster Ancient Village — Gulval
Iron Age – Romano-British (300 BCE–400 CE)·Dumnonii / Romano-British·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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About Chysauster Ancient Village — Gulval
Chysauster Ancient Village — Gulval in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age – Romano-British (300 BCE–400 CE) ancient-village attributed to Dumnonii / Romano-British. Best preserved Iron Age village in Cornwall managed by English Heritage, fogou present at Carn Euny nearby. Excavations and surveys provide calibrated chronology and architectural analysis.
Why it mattersKey Dumnonii / Romano-British site preserving ancient-village architecture of the Cornwall, England region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology precision
- 02Landscape setting function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial burial aggregation
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 300 BCE to 300 CE
- Period
- Iron Age – Romano-British (300 BCE–400 CE)
- Culture
- Dumnonii / Romano-British
- Purpose
- Courtyard house settlement with 9 houses each with courtyard and thick stone walls on granite moorland
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE to 300 CE
Initial construction
c. 1890 CE
Antiquarian recording
On the ground
Structures & features
50.1600° N · 5.5410° W · 120 m · 3 mapped features
Chysauster Ancient Village — Gulval — Main House Courtyard
structurePrincipal courtyard house
50.1602° N · 5.5409° WChysauster Ancient Village — Gulval — Fogou/Souterrain
fogouUnderground fogou passage
50.1598° N · 5.5408° WChysauster Ancient Village — Gulval — Enclosure Wall
wallSurrounding field walls
50.1604° N · 5.5412° W