Pengersick Enclosed Hut Group
Iron Age – Romano-British·Dumnonii·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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About Pengersick Enclosed Hut Group
Pengersick Enclosed Hut Group in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age – Romano-British ancient-village attributed to Dumnonii. Coastal hut group near Pengersick Castle, excavated 1946 revealing Romano-British pottery. 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. 100 BCE–400 CE
- Period
- Iron Age – Romano-British
- Culture
- Dumnonii
- Purpose
- Enclosed hut settlement with 7 hut circles within stone-walled enclosure 0.4 ha
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 100 BCE–400 CE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
50.0940° N · 5.3850° W · 40 m · 4 mapped features
Pengersick Enclosed Hut Group — Principal Hut
hutMain hut circle
50.0942° N · 5.3849° WPengersick Enclosed Hut Group — Enclosure Wall
wallWalled enclosure
50.0938° N · 5.3848° WPengersick Enclosed Hut Group — Field System
fieldLynchet field banks
50.0944° N · 5.3852° WPengersick Enclosed Hut Group — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureSecondary walled area
50.0936° N · 5.3852° W