Verified50.1200° N · 5.6900° W · 80 m
Cott Valley Hut Settlement — St Just
Iron Age·Dumnonii·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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About Cott Valley Hut Settlement — St Just
Cott Valley Hut Settlement — St Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age ancient-village attributed to Dumnonii. Valley-side settlement with lynchets and field walls near industrial mining landscape. 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. 200 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age
- Culture
- Dumnonii
- Purpose
- Terraced hut circles in Cott Valley near Levant mine
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
50.1200° N · 5.6900° W · 80 m · 3 mapped features
Cott Valley Hut Settlement — St Just — Principal Hut
hutMain hut circle
50.1202° N · 5.6899° WCott Valley Hut Settlement — St Just — Enclosure Wall
wallWalled enclosure
50.1198° N · 5.6898° WCott Valley Hut Settlement — St Just — Field System
fieldLynchet field banks
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