Verified50.0300° N · 5.6700° W · 40 m
Porthgwarra Fogou — St Levan
Iron Age·Dumnonii·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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About Porthgwarra Fogou — St Levan
Porthgwarra Fogou — St Levan in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age ancient-village attributed to Dumnonii. Small coastal fogou with corbelled chamber near Logan Rock headland. Surveys document interior and comparative analysis.
Why it mattersImportant Dumnonii ancient-village of the Cornwall, England region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
- 02Landscape organisation
Theories
- 01Ceremonial aggregation
- 02Subsistence base
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
- Period
- Iron Age
- Culture
- Dumnonii
- Purpose
- Fogou 7 m with side chamber near cliff above Porthgwarra
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
50.0300° N · 5.6700° W · 40 m · 3 mapped features
Porthgwarra Fogou — St Levan — Principal Hut
hutMain hut circle
50.0302° N · 5.6699° WPorthgwarra Fogou — St Levan — Enclosure Wall
wallWalled enclosure
50.0298° N · 5.6698° WPorthgwarra Fogou — St Levan — Field System
fieldLynchet field banks
50.0304° N · 5.6702° W