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Multi-periodSite Name: Porthmeor Settlements, Tumuli and homesteadCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Penzance Nearest Village: Higher Porthmeor
Map Ref: SW43443707
Latitude: 50.177976N Longitude: 5.594833W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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The site was first recorded during the mid 19th century and excavated in 1933-5. Fragments of pottery were found which indicated the site had been occupied between 50 AD and 4th century AD. Other similar sites have been found to have been far older, and the iron age houses are often built from the material of earlier bronze age huts, and sometimes those from even earlier neolithic ones.
The site is very overgrown with brambles and gorse and a february/march trip if visiting is the best because of this.
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