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FROM YOUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS

Updates from Archaeological Society’s Area Representatives

INDEX, ISSUES 1-50

Past editions are available at: https://cornisharchaeology.org.uk/events-activities/area- representative-and-monument-watch/

Time periods:

This column indicates the main time periods featured in each article. These are:

M - Mesolithic (8,000 - 4,000 BC)

N - (4,000 - 2,500 BC)

BA - Bronze Age (2,500 - 600 BC)

IA - (600BC - AD 43)

RB - Romano-British (AD 43 – AD 410)

EM - Early Medieval (AD 410-1066)

Med - Medieval (AD 1066 – 1540)

Definitions above are from Cornwall’s Archaeological Heritage: From Prehistory to the Tudors, 8000BC to AD 1540 by Nicholas Johnson and Peter Rose (Historic Environment Unit, Cornwall County Council 1990, Revised 2003).

PM - Post Medieval (AD 1540 – 1900)

M - Modern (1900 - ) 2

PART 1: INDEX LISTED BY EDITION

ISSUE DATE ARTICLES & AUTHORS SITE (PARISH & GRID REFERENCE) HER SITE TYPE TIME NUMBER PERIOD 1 December A single article mentioning 1. Old Kea Church (Kea /SW 8442 4169) 18867 Churchyard Med 2016 various sites. Sources include: Sheila 2. Binhamy Castle ( - Stratton /SS 2192 81 Fortified house Med James, Richard Heard, and 0575) Sally Ealey. 3. Poldowrian Museum of Prehistory (St Keverne - Museum M - IA /SW 74851690)

4. Treffry Viaduct ( & Lanlivery/SX 0561 5062 Viaduct/ PM 5721) 2 January A single article mentioning 1. Craddock Moor (St Cleer/SX 2466 7254) 1363? Cultivation ridges ? 2017 various sites. Sources include: Iain Rowe, 2. Killboy Cross (Braddock /SX 1648 6228) 6626 Cross Med Brian Oldham, Sheila James, Richard Heard, and Diana 3. Roundwood Fort (Feock/ SW 8371 4039) 18864 Fort IA Sutherland. 4. enclosure and mine (Stoke 15064 Enclosure & mine PM Climsland/SX 3751 7131)

5. Duckpool (/SS 2008 1164) 4533 Industrial site RB

6. Warning about possible thefts from Churches - - -

7. Leskernick Hill (/SX 1824 8026) 165792 Propped stone N? BA? 3 February A single article mentioning 1. East Taphouse (/SX 1784 6335) 173186 Missing milestone PM 2017 various sites. Sources include: Rosy Hanns, 2. Respryn Bridge (/ St Winnow/ SX 21385 Bridge Med Sheila James. 0993 6349)

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3. Downs (St Wenn/SW 9678 6823) 26105 Chambered tomb N

4. Restronguet Barton (Mylor/ SW 8136 3644) 24375.10 Horse whim and PM barn 5. Flying through the Past website and National - - - Library of Scotland maps 4 March A single article mentioning 1. Kestle Field, Roundwood (Mylor/SW 82 40) - Fieldwalking Various 2017 various sites. Sources include: Adrian 2. Wheal Grey, Tresowes Green (Germoe/ SW 29229 China clay works PM Rodda. 5934 2902)

3. Black Bridge (/SW 5666 3812) 31974 Bridge PM

4. Local elections - 5 April 2017 A single article mentioning 1. Trewithick (St Stephens By Launceston Rural MCO55722 Granary PM various sites. /SX 2955 8543) Sources include: Joe Parsons, Richard Heard, 2. Penwith Landscape Partnership - Landscape All Brian Oldham. 3. Cornwall & Scilly HER Coastal Access Survey - - All

4. Old Melorn excavation (Forrabury and 2239 Settlement Med Minster/SX 1074 8559)

5. Lady Falmouth’s Garden excavation, MCO55674 Walled garden PM Worthyvale (/SX 1081 8582)

6. Binhamy Castle (Bude - Stratton/SS 2192 0575) 81 Fortified house Med

7. Lamellion Cottage () - Window squint Med

8. Hall Chapel (Lanteglos-by-/ SX 1331 26721.10 Chapel Med 4

5209) 6 May 2017 A single article mentioning 1. Respryn Bridge (Lanhydrock/ St Winnow SX 21385 Bridge Med various sites. 0993 6349) Sources include: Val Jacob, 2. Menacuddle (/SX 0119 5325) 20301 Holy well, chapel Med Brian Oldham, Sally Ealey. 3. Liskeard Beating the Bounds and Liskeard and - - - District Museum

4. Bronze Age pottery find (near Godrevy) - - BA 7 June 2017 A single article mentioning 1. Stone-stacking, Stowe’s Hill (/ SX 1401 Hilltop enclosure N various sites. 2578 7247) Sources include: Iain Rowe; Diana Sutherland. 2. Ancient Penwith strand of the Penwith - - - Landscape Partnership programme

3. Emma Trevarthen leaving HER - - -

4. Trekelland Bridge (/ SX 3004 7984) 6940 Bridge Med

5. Ruthern Bridge (, SX 0129 6682) 2603 Bridge Med

6. Kresen Kernow Documents and Archaeological - - - Finds Roadshow, 8 July 2017 A single article mentioning 1. Heritage Kernow (Ertach Kernow) - - - various sites. Sources include: Sheila 2. Coastal access survey Porthcurnick (Gerrans/ 168939 Peat deposit Preh. James, Brian Oldham, Joe SW 8786 3601) Parsons. 3. Liskeard. Unidentified mileposts. - - PM

4. Proposed footbridge at Castle 23165.30 Castle Med (Tintagel/ SX 0506 8905)

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5. Respryn Bridge (Lanhydrock/ St Winnow SX 21385 Bridge Med 0993 6349) 6. Luxulyan (Luxulyan & Lanlivery/SX 0561 Various Industrial (WHS) PM 5721) Restoration Project Stage 2 HLF Bid site 9 August 1. HISTORIC 1. Boskenna Gate Cross (/SW 4202 28183 Cross Med 2017 QUICKLY ON THE SCENE 2407) TO DEAL WITH DAMAGED ST BURYAN CROSS (Andrew Langdon, Ann Preston-Jones) 2. PROTECTION AT LAST 2. Chapel and cell of St Ia, Reen Rocks, near 26681 Chapel and cell EM, Med FOR HISTORIC Troon (/SW 6583 3816) CAMBORNE CHAPEL (Adrian Rodda) 3. NEGLECTED FALMOUTH 3. Ponsharden Jewish & Congregationalist 38921 Cemeteries PM GRAVEYARD GAINS cemeteries (Falmouth/ SW 7945 3386) FRIENDS (Ann Preston- Jones) 4. HOW HEALTHY ARE OUR HILLFORTS? 4. Online atlas; Castle Dore (St Sampson/ SX 1034 26690 Hillforts IA 5482) and Prideaux (Luxulyan/ SX 0591 5567) 5001 10 September 1. VANDALISM AT STOWE’S 1. Stone-stacking, Stowe’s Hill (Linkinhorne/ SX 1401 Hilltop enclosure N 2017 POUND 2578 7247)

2. MINDING THE MEDIEVAL 2. Area Representatives’ training day: Wydeyeat 1545 Cross Med Cross (/ SX 1305 6885); Cardinham 2958 Castle Med Castle (Cardinham/ SX 1261 6803); Callywith 4324 Cross Med Cross (/ SX 0856 6794); Priory House 4356.01 Priory Med (Bodmin/ SX 0740 6694); St Thomas’s Chapel, 4348 Chapel Med Bodmin (Bodmin/ SX 0736 6702); Ruthern 26032 Bridge Med Bridge (Lanivet/ SX 0129 6682) 3. RESPRYN BRIDGE – IS AN ANSWER IN SIGHT? 3. Respryn Bridge (Lanhydrock/ St Winnow SX 21385 Bridge Med 6

0993 6349)

11 October 1. CORNWALL’S HERITAGE 1. Historic England Heritage at Risk Register 2017 - - - 2017 AT RISK

2. A TALE OF TWO CHAPELS 2. Gunwen Chapel (Luxulyan/ SX 0525 6123); 138758 Chapel PM Charlestown Chapel ( Bay/ SX 0376 138789 Chapel PM 5180) 3. ANCIENT BRIDGE ADDED TO H.E.R. (Sheila James) 3. Treloggas clapper bridge (Kea/ SW 8256 4127) MCO58723 Bridge PM

4. AREA REPS UNDER NEW 4. Area Representatives’ meeting. Peter Cornall - - - MANAGEMENT retired as Convenor and Iain Rowe took over.

12 November 1. MAJOR BOOST FOR 1. HLF grant of £3.6 million offered to Luxulyan 2017 WORLD HERITAGE SITE Valley WHS, including Treffry Viaduct/Aqueduct (Luxulyan & Lanlivery/SX 5062 Viaduct/Aqueduct PM 0561 5721)

2. NEW AREA 2. Milestone near Torr Farm in Menheniot 178423 Milestone PM REPRESENTATIVE FINDS (Menheniot/ SX 2775 6147) ‘LOST’ FEATURE (Rosy Hanns)

3. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE 3. Tredethy Farm milestone (/SX 0551 173127 Milestone PM (Linda & David Edyvean) 7164)

4. MORE HERITAGE 4. Lorry crash in Launceston; and DESTRUCTION CAUSED Clapper Bridge (Quethiock/SX 3517 6525) MCO56962 Bridge Med BY VEHICLES

5. A PATHWAY TO THE PAST 5. Criggan Moor, Luxulyan FP 10 - Footpath - (Luxulyan/SX00989 61244) 7

13 December 1. U.F.O. UNEARTHED IN ST 1. Stone bowl found at Grants Walk, St Austell (St - Stone bowl Med? PM? 2017 AUSTELL Austell/SX01245 52475)

2. RARE RELIGIOUS OBJECTS 2. Treworgey Manor (Liskeard/SX23991 66579) - Mass dial Med DISCOVERED NEAR LISKEARD (Brian Oldham)

3. CONCERN IGNITED OVER 3. Safety-fuse manufactory, Tremar Coombe (St MCO58896 Safety-fuse PM FUSE WORKS (Brian Cleer/SX 2544 6876) manufactory Oldham)

4. THREE CROSSES 4. Oldhay Farm cross-base (Altarnun/SX 2350 MCO58797 Cross-base Med IDENTIFIED (Andrew 8204) Langdon) cross-shaft ( Street, St - Cross-shaft Med Columb Major) St Columb Major cross-base (Bridge Hill, St MCO61220 Cross-base Med Columb Major (orig.)/SW 9141 6389; since moved to Trekenning Road/ SW 9089 6273)

5. TORR FARM MILEPOST 5. Milestone near Torr Farm in Menheniot 178423 Milestone PM DIRECTED TO NEW HOME (Menheniot/ SX 2775 6147) (Ian Thompson)

14 January 1. PLANNING MATTERS IN 1. Rock Mill, Luxulyan Valley WHS (Lanlivery/ SX 9703 Ruined building PM 2018 CORNWALL – OR DOES 0568 5699); IT? Safety-fuse manufactory, Tremar Coombe (St MCO58896 Safety-fuse PM Cleer/SX 2544 6876) manufactory Priory House, Bodmin (Bodmin/SX 0738 6695 4351 House PM & SX 0740 6694) 4356.01 Priory Med

2. ROLLING STONES IN 2 Cunaide Stone (Hayle/SW 5565 3716; now 31978 Inscribed stone EM HAYLE AND ST COLUMB Hayle Heritage Centre/SW 5582 3716); 8

(Adrian Rodda; Andrew St Columb Major cross-base (Bridge Hill, St MCO61220 Cross-base Med Langdon) Columb Major (orig.)/SW 9141 6389; since moved to Trekenning Road/ SW 9089 6273)

3 Worthyvale Stone (Forrabury and Minster/SX 3. STONE PUZZLES (Joe 1091 8568); 2240 Inscribed stone EM Parsons; Iain Rowe) Great (St Cleer/SX 2361 6779) MCO61219 Undated standing ? stone 4 Poldowrian Museum; Bart O’Farrell. 4. UPDATE FROM THE - - - LIZARD (Sally Ealey)

5. A MUTE STONE SPEAKS 5 Inch’s Cross (/SW 9951 6370) 21485 Cross Med

15 February 1. NOMADS AND EARLY 1 Flints found near Retire (Withiel/SX 00304 - Flint artefacts M, N, BA 2018 FARMERS IN WITHIEL 64111) (Mike Blake)

2. BOXING CLEVER (Andrew 2 Ignioc Stone (St Clement/SW 8506 4386) 22622.10 Inscribed stone EM Langdon)

3. WELL DONE BODMIN 3 Clearance at St Thomas’s Chapel, Bodmin 4348 Chapel Med TOWN COUNCIL! (Bodmin/ SX 0736 6702)

4. SCHOOLBOY 4 Nineteenth century graffiti at St Thomas’s 4348 School PM SCRIBBLINGS Chapel, Bodmin (Bodmin/ SX 0736 6702)

5. TIME TEAM SITE IN NEED 5 St Michael’s Chapel, Lammana (/SX 2504 111299 Chapel Med OF CLEAN-UP (Ian Rowe) 5218)

6. UPDATES AND DIARY 6 - - - - DATES 9

16 March 1. CLEAN FOR 1 Cornwall Wildlife Trust scrub clearance on 21396.20 Tor enclosure N 2018 HELMAN TOR Helman Tor (Lanlivery/SX 0616 6165)

2. A PEEK AT YOUR AREA 2. Area Representatives’ meeting - - - REPRESENTATIVES

3. A HERITAGE STATEMENT 3. Cornwall Historic Graffiti Project - Graffiti Various ABOUT GRAFFITI (Dan Ratcliffe)

4. ENRICHING THE LIST 4. Historic England Enriching the List - - -

5. SITHNEY CHURCH – 5. Sithney parish church (Sithney/SW 6365 2899) 30094 Church Med WHAT LIES BENEATH? (Veronica Summers)

6. THE FUTURE OF 6. Penwith Landscape Project - Landscape Various PENWITH’S PAST

7. WHAT CAN PLANNERS 7. Commenting on planning applications - - - DO FOR ARCHAEOLOGY?

8. BISCOVEY CHURCH 8. Repairs to spire, Biscovey church (St Blaise/SX 60049 Church PM APPEAL 0581 5359)

17 April 2018 1. PLANNING SHAKE-UP 1. Consultation on National Planning Policy - - - THREAT TO Framework (NPPF) ARCHAEOLOGY

2. KEEPING LATINUS’ FEET 2. Worthyvale Stone (Forrabury and Minster/SX 2240 Inscribed stone EM ABOVE WATER (Joe 1091 8568) Parsons)

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3. BLUSTERY TIMES NEAR 3. Old Cornwall Society scrub-bashers - - - TOWAN BLISTRA

4. RESPECTABLE 4. In Search of Tywardreath group. Event at 20625 Priory Med MONASTERY OR SINK OF Newhouse Farm (Tywardreath and Par/SX 0847 INIQUITY? 5422)

5. WELL (David 5. Well (/SX 1466 8109) 3308 Holy well Med/PM & Linda Edyvean)

6. ‘CARCHAEOLOGY’ 6. Evidence for motor age: old A30 Goss Moor - ‘A’ road M ANYONE? (SW95729 60935); former filling station, - Filling station M Carluddon(SX02344 55388); White Bridge (St - Bridge M Austell/SX01199 52033); inter-war retained - Garden M garden, Trevanion Road, St Austell (St Austell/SX01 51); former garage, Harmony Road, Roche - Garage M (Roche/SW98703 60134); former garage, Bridge - Garage M Street, (St Blaise/SX06922 55130); fingerpost, St Andrew’s Terrace, Tywardreath (Tywardreath and Par/SX 0759 5448) 173404 Signpost M 18 May 2018 1. A CAMBORNE BOY IN 1. Launceston (Tasmania) - Indigenous culture Various ‘LANSON’ (TASMANIA) Convict settlement (Adrian Rodda) Mining

2. CAWSAND’S OLD SHIP 2. Old Ship Inn, Cawsand (Maker with Rame/SX 140384 Public house PM INN SAVED FOR 4343 5028) COMMUNITY (Rosy Hanns) 3. MONITORING CHANGE 3. Duckpool (Morwenstow/SS 2008 1164) 4533 Industrial site RB AT DUCKPOOL (Richard Heard)

4. MORE GOINGS-ON IN 4. Liskeard Old Cornwall Society - - - 11

LISKEARD (Brian Oldham)

19 June 2018 1. HERITAGE CRIME? 1. St Piran’s Cross (Perranzabuloe/SW 7722 19725 Cross EM (Adrian Rodda) 5644); St Piran’s Oratory (Perranzabuloe/SW 19724.10 Oratory EM,M 7720 5646)

2. THE THINKING PERSON’S 2. Cornish Ports and Harbours project (Cornwall - - - GUIDE TO THE SEASIDE Archaeological Unit)

3. CHYSAUSTER – WORTH 3. Chysauster settlement (Madron/SW 4722 36008 Courtyard house IA,RB ANOTHER VISIT (Adrian 3497) settlement Rodda)

4. RAME - NOT BUILT IN A 4. Rame Conservation Trust, Maker Heights 6113.07 Barracks PM DAY (Rosy Hanns) (Maker with Rame/SX 4349 5139)

5. BRIDGE-BASHING 5. Damaged bridges: Respryn Bridge (Lanhydrock/ St Winnow SX 21385 Bridge Med 0993 6349) Bridge (Helland/St Mabyn/SX 0652 17108 Bridge Med 7149) Ruthern Bridge (Lanivet/SX 0129 6682) 26032 Bridge Med 20 July 2018 1. MAYON MALAISE - CROSS 1. Mayon (Brew) Cross (Sennen/SW 3649 2569) 28624 Cross Med IN PERIL

2. BASHED BRIDGES 2. Clapper Bridge (Quethiock/ SX 3517 6525); 6802 Bridge Med (UPDATE) (Rosy Hanns, Netherbridge (St Stephens by Launceston 2587 Bridge Med Diana Sutherland, Robin Rural/SX 3485 8673); Paris) Respryn Bridge (Lanhydrock/ St Winnow SX 21385 Bridge Med 0993 6349)

3. VALLEY OF THE DOLEFUL 3. Luxulyan Valley (Luxulyan & Lanlivery/SX 0561 - Industrial site PM 5721) Restoration Project Stage 2 HLF Bid (WHS) 12

application withdrawn.

4. DARTMOOR DAUNDER 4. Ditsworthy warren, Drizzlecombe stone rows, - - N, BA, Med, (Rosy Hanns, Peter Giant’s Basin, Plym River tin-stamping mills PM Crispin) and blowinghouse, Eylesbarrow Tin mine, Whitten Knowles BA settlement.

5. IF YOU GO DOWN TO 5. Monograph by Oliver Rackham - - - HELFORD WOODS TODAY…

21 August 1. VANDALISM AT TWO 1. Graffiti at Carn Euny (Sancreed/SW 4024 28920 Courtyard IA, RB 2018 HISTORIC SITES (Adrian 2885); settlement Rodda, Iain Rowe) Stowe’s Pound (Linkinhorne/SX 2578 7247) 1401 Hilltop enclosure N

2. SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH 2. Peninsula Trust takeover of property 140384 Public house PM FOR THE OLD SHIP (Rosy (Old Ship Inn, Cawsand (Maker with Rame/SX Hanns) 4343 5028)

3. PENWITH INSCRIBED 3. Carved stone near Lands End airport. - Carved stone M STONE – WHODUNNIT? (David Giddings, Ann Preston-Jones)

4. OUT AND ABOUT IN 4. Industrial archaeology walk: LISKEARD (Rosy Hanns, Henry Rice’s grave, Lanchard cemetery MCO56156 Grave PM Iain Rowe) (Liskeard/SX 2495 6417); Dean House (now Graylands/Liskeard/SX2489 MCO56029 House PM 6460); Westbourne House (Liskeard/SX 2496 6465); MCO55960 House PM Westbourne Lane (Liskeard/SX 2498 6454); MCO57311 Miners’ cottages PM Ladye Park Well (Liskeard/SX 2382 6475); 10311.10 Holy well Med Railway goods yard, ; - Railway yard PM 13

China clay dries (Dobwalls & Trewidland/SX 42467 China clay dries 2340 6428); PM Lime kilns (Dobwalls & Trewidland/SX 2358 42453 Lime kilns PM 6415); Moorswater Station; - Railway station PM Moorswater Viaduct (Dobwalls & 382102 Railway viaduct PM Trewidland/SX 2374 6397); Piers of original viaduct (Dobwalls & 169810 Viaduct piers PM Trewidland/SX 2374 6396); Lamellion lime kiln and bridge to 42463 Lime kiln PM (Dobwalls & Trewidland/SX 2379 6379); Canal bridge PM Duchy Tweed Mills; Devon and Cornwall Wool - Woollen mills, PM Factory; factory Lock 22, Liskeard & Looe Canal (Liskeard/SX 10183.40 Canal and lock PM 2399 6335);

5. KIT HILL DIG (Jenny 5. Excavation of calciner flue (Stokeclimsland/SX 15063.03 Mine chimney and PM Heskett) 3748 7134) flue

6. CENTRE POINT… ST. 6. Mengu Stone (St Austell/SX 0141 5245); 138803 Inscribed stone ? AUSTELL (HER); boundary stone (trad.) Holy Trinity parish church (St Austell/SX 0141 20435 Church Med 5245); Market House (St Austell/SX 0139 5250) 140050 Market house PM 22 September 1. MILESTONE 1. Discovery of Bodmin Turnpike Trust milestone - Milestone PM 2018 REDISCOVERED (Rosy (B12; L12); Hanns, Ian Thompson) 1890s milestone (Altarnun/SX 1801 7645) 172524 Milestone PM

2. WHAT IS GOING ON AT 2. Fences at South and West Caradon 14000 Mine PM THIS WORLD HERITAGE Mines Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM) & SITE? (Iain Rowe) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) (St Cleer/SX 2669 6990?) 14

3. FAIRY CASTLES – THE 3. Stone stacking and archaeological sites in - Roman? INTERNATIONAL PICTURE Cyprus Andrew Langdon)

4. LISKEARD HERITAGE 4. Visits to: WEEKEND (Rosy Hanns, Pendean House (Liskeard/SX 2484 6464); MCO57937 House PM Brian Oldham) Trewithan House (Liskeard/SX 2526 6477); MCO56102 House PM 3, Greenbank Lane (Liskeard/ SX 2531 6477); MCO56106 House PM Freemasons’ Mark Master Lodge (Liskeard/SX 178476 Masonic lodge PM 2508 6458); Stuart House (Liskeard/SX 2511 6449); MCO62024 House Med St Martin’s Church (Liskeard/SX 2540 6440); 10377 Church Med Pipe Well (Liskeard/SX 2521 6453); 10380 Well Med Westbourne Lane (Liskeard/SX 2498 6454); MCO57311 Miners’ cottages PM Site of tannery, Pavlova Court - Tannery PM? (Liskeard/SX25142 64217); Pig Meadow Lane mural (Liskeard/SX25069 - Mural M 64541) 5. IMBUED WITH Geophysics at Thorne Farm, Stratton (Bude- - - RB? HISTORICAL INTEREST Stratton/SS21 04); (Richard Heard) Geophysics at Whalesborough Farm 208 Manor Med (/SS 2116 0392); Castle (Kilkhampton/SS 2431 4531 Castle Med 1158)

6. IVY AND VANDALS Ivy removal, St Thomas’s Chapel, Bodmin 4348 Chapel Med (tombstone report: Sue (Bodmin/ SX 0736 6702); Jewell) Vandalised tombstone found in chapel - Tombstone PM

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23 October 1. NINE MAIDENS STONE Nine Maidens stone row (St Columb Major/SW 26534 Stone alignment BA 2018 ROW (Steve Northcott) 9365 6757)

2. MORE ABOUT THE MOOR South Caradon Mine (St Cleer/SX 2669 6990?) 14000 Mine PM (Iain Rowe)

3. QUENCHWELL LOOKING Restored well-house (Kea/SW 7985 4117) and MCO57891 Well PM WELL (Sheila James) trough MCO57892 Drinking trough PM

4. MEDIEVAL CARDINHAM CAS walk: (Rosy Hanns) Welltown Stone (Cardinham/SX 1361 6784 – 2963.01 Inscribed stone EM formerly at SX 1359 6764); Tawna Stone (Cardinham/SX 1361 6784); 2964 Inscribed stone EM Treslea Downs (Cardinham/SX 1424 6804 – 1548 Cross Med formerly at SX 1426 6803); Cardinham Castle (Cardinham/SX 1261 6803); 2958 Castle Med Churchyard cross (Cardinham/SX 1232 6869); 2955.40 Cross Med & EM Churchyard cross (Cardinham/SX 1230 6868); 2955.30 Cross EM Parish church (Cardinham/SX 1230 6869); 2955 Church Med Teason Farm cross base (Cardinham/SX 1242 693); 1533 Cross base Med Trezance Holy Well and site of chapel (Cardinham/ 1536 Holy well and Med SX 1248 6940); chapel Wydeyeat Cross (Cardinham/SX 1305 6885) 1545 Cross Med

5. MUSEUM New premises - - - (Steve Northcott)

6. AREA REPRESENTATIVES’ Presentations on Cornwall AONB Monumental - - - AUTUMN ASSEMBLY Improvements project and St Austell Townscape Heritage Scheme

24 November 1. CORNWALL’S HISTORIC 1. Work of the Milestone Society in Cornwall. - - - 2018 MILESTONES (Ian 16

Thompson) 2. A MILESTONE RETURNS 2. Reinstatement of milestone near Torr Farm in 178423 Milestone PM (Rosy Hanns) Menheniot (Menheniot/ SX 2775 6147)

3. HERITAGE AT RISK 3. Historic England HAR register - - - REGISTER 2018

4. SCRUB BASHING – 4. Cornwall Archaeological Unit-run clearance at: OPPORTUNITIES King Arthur’s Hall (St Breward/SX 1297 7765); 1967 Enclosure Med? Prideaux hillfort (Luxulyan/SX 0591 5567); 5001 Hillfort IA Castilly henge (Luxulyan/SX 0311 6274) 21217 Henge N

5. SCRUB BASHING – HOW 5. Newquay Old Cornwall Society scrub bashing: 22101 Settlement EM IT’S DONE (Steve Mawgan Porth settlement (SW 8511 6726); Hebdige) Longstone (Mawgan in Pydar/SW 8714 21980 Menhir N, BA 6802); Trevelgue barrow (Newquay/SW 8250 6300) 4124 Barrow BA

6. BRIDGE PROTECTION AT 6. Traffic-calming measures (Lanhydrock/ St 21385 Bridge Med RESPRYN Winnow SX 0993 6349)

7. LEST WE FORGET 6. Victoria Barracks (Bodmin/SX 0758 6613); 71143 Barracks PM, M War memorial at former library(Bodmin/SX - War memorial M 0758 6613); Plaque from Belgian refugees at former library; - Plaque M Finn VC estate street sign (Bodmin/SX06725 - Street sign M 67084); St Lawrence’s Hospital clock tower and war - Clock tower/war M memorial (Bodmin/SX 06725 67084); memorial

25 December 1. SAVING CHAPEL MILL (Val 1. Clearance at Chapel Mill china-stone mill (St 20876 China-stone mill PM, M 2018 Jacob) Stephen-in-Brannel/SW 9485 5310); Tregargus Valley china-stone mill & processing 20870 China-stone mill PM, M 17

(St Stephen-in-Brannel/SW 9508 5425) 2. PROTECTING TREVELGUE 2. Newquay Old Cornwall Society’s scrub-bashers 4127 Cliff castle IA, RB CLIFF CASTLE (Steve work at (Newquay/SW 8253 Hebdige) 6305)

3. MORE BRIDGE DAMAGE 3. Trekelland Bridge (Lewannick/SX 3004 7984) 6940 Bridge Med (Peter Crispin)

4. A PEEK AT TROUGHS 4. Drinking fountain & cattle drinking trough, MCO61507 Drinking fountain M Southbourne Road, St Austell (St Austell/SX & cattle drinking 0198 5193) trough

5. PAVING THE WAY TO 5. Removal of slate stones from path and 4450 Church Med KILKHAMPTON CHURCH Portland limestone slabs (originally from Flagstones PM (Richard Heard) Stowe) from porch (Kilkhampton/SS 2525 1133)

6. SCRUBBED UP NICELY! 6. CAU-led scrub clearance at King Arthur’s Hall 1967 Enclosure Med? (St Breward/SX 1297 7765)

7. KILKHAMPTON CASTLE: A 7. Kilkhampton Castle (Kilkhampton/SS 2431 4531 Castle Med SUCCESS STORY 1158)

8. CARADON 8. Programme of events - - - ARCHAEOLOGY (Iain Rowe)

26 January 1. STONE-STACKERS STRIKE 1. Stone-stacks at Stowe’s Pound (Linkinhorne/SX 1401 Hilltop enclosure N 2019 AGAIN AT STOWE’S HILL 2578 7247) (Iain Rowe)

2. VICARAGE CROSS, ST 2. Cross moved from vicarage to churchyard (St 29772 Cross Med 18

JUST (Andrew Langdon) Just/orig. SW 3739 3146, now SW 37144 31429) 3. NEW ROAD 3. Restoration of granite fingerpost (/SX MCO56848 Fingerpost and PM INCORPORATES HISTORIC 1362 7361) pillar FEATURE Ian Thompson)

4. ECCLESIASTICAL 4. Granite slabs removed from church path 4450 Granite slabs ? CONUNDRUM AT (Kilkhampton/SS 2525 1133) KILKHAMPTON (Richard Heard)

5. SMOKE SIGNALS FROM 5. CAU-led clearance at Prideaux hillfort 5001 Hillfort IA HILLFORT (Luxulyan/SX 0591 5567)

6. CORMAC TO THE RESCUE 6. Repairs to Trekelland Bridge (Lewannick/SX 6941 Bridge Med (Peter Crispin) 3004 7984)

27. February 1. PRIDEAUX POT (Susan 1. Wood carving from gorse cleared from - - - 2019 Boggis) Prideaux hillfort.

2. HIGH NOON AT HIGH 2. High Cross, , damaged by car (Truro/SW 18949 Cross Med CROSS (Sheila James, Ann 8255 4491) Preston-Jones, Andrew Langdon)

3. PENWITH CROSS 3. Boskenna Gate Cross restored (St Buryan/SW 28183 Cross Med RESTORED 4202 2407)

4. HENGE REVEALED 4. Cornwall Archaeological Unit-led clearance at 21217 Henge N Castilly Henge (Luxulyan/SX 0311 6274)

5. LOST AND FOUND ON 5. Flint artefact found on - Flint artefact M, N, BA? 19

BODMIN MOOR David and Linda Edyvean)

6. MAJOR SUCCESS FOR ST 6. Two restored milestones near St Columb COLUMB MILESTONES Major: (Ian Thompson) Trekenning (St Columb Major /SW907624); 178090 Milestone PM (St Columb Major /SW904623) 177601 Milestone PM

7. LINKINHORNE 7. Halwinnick Butts guidestone (Linkinhorne/SX - Guidestone PM MILESTONE (Susan 3031 7409) Boggis)

8. INTERESTING WEBSITES 8. Recommendations - - - 28 March 1. BASHED BRIDGE OF THE 1. Damage to Trekelland Bridge (Lewannick/ SX 6940 Bridge Med 2019 MONTH (Rosy Hanns) 3004 7984)

2. MYSTERY ON ROUGH 2. Stones laid down in cave on Rough Tor (St - - ? TOR (Adrian Rodda) Breward)

3. AREA REPS’ MEETING 3. Meeting. Presentations from Sam Barnes (HE - Listing) and Chris Coldwell (Cornwall AONB Monumental Improvements project). Tour of Wheal Martyn china clay works (Treverbyn/SX 20087.10 China clay dries PM, M 0051 5539)

4. HULL DISCOVERED 4. Possible hull found at Tregonning Hill - Hull? PM? (Penny Miners) (Germoe/Breage)

5. AT LAST - STONEHENGE 5. Model made for Nanstallon CP School. - - - EXPLAINED! (David Edyvean)

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6. GUIDESTONES RESTORED 6. Restored guidestone (St Mabyn/SX 0578 7211) 173381 Guidestone PM (Ian Thompson) 29 April 2019 1. PEVERELL’S CROSS 1. Clearance of cross site (Blisland/SX 1250 7222) 1635 Cross Med (Andrew Langdon)

2. TREFFRY VIADUCT 2. Historic England grant to Cornwall Heritage 5062 Viaduct/Aqueduct PM Trust to investigate Treffry Viaduct/Aqueduct (Luxulyan & Lanlivery/SX 0561 5721)

3. GO WEST! (Laura 3. Penwith Landscape Project - Landscape Various Ratcliffe-Warren)

4. JUBILEE ROCK (Andrew 4. Jubilee Rock (Blisland/SX 1036 7436) 3607 Carved stone PM Langdon & Ann Preston- Jones)

5. LOOKING AT LANDSCAPE 5. ’s online Sites and - - - Monuments Record 30 May 2019 1. A MONUMENTAL APPEAL 1. Cornwall AONB Monumental Improvement - - - (Chris Coldwell) project

2. LAMMANA CHAPEL 2. Cormac clearance at Lammana Chapel 111299 Chapel Med CLEARED (Jenny Heskett) (Looe/SX 2504 5218)

3. INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE AT 3. Tregargus Valley China Stone Mill (St Stephen- 162183 China stone mill, PM RISK in-Brannel/SW 9491 5393) water wheel and bridge 4. BEAUTIFUL OR BEASTLY? 4. Par Consols mine (St Blaise/SX 0736 5314); MCO56590 Mine PM Gun battery (St Blaise/SX 0732 5311) 75518 Battery M

31 June 2019 1. KNOWING OUR 1. Recording boundary stones. Examples from BOUNDARIES (Rosy Treslea Downs: Hanns) (Warleggan/SX 14667 68808); - Boundary stone PM 21

(Warleggan/SX 14160 68334) - Boundary stone PM 2. KEEN EYES AT OLD KEA 2. Old Kea Church (Kea /SW 8442 4169); 18867 Church Med (Sheila James) Old Kea Mission Church (Kea/SW 8443 4171) 18867.20 Mission church PM

3. PAINTING WHITECROSS 3. Whitecross Hill Cross (Illogan/SW 6746 3974) 35261 Cross Med (Andrew Langdon)

4. NEWS FROM PENWITH 4. Update on Penwith Landscape Partnership - Landscape Various (Laura Ratcliffe-Warren)

5. DISPATCHES FROM VICE- 5. Trafalgar Way plaques. Example from Royal - Plaque M ADMIRAL COLLINGWOOD Oak, Perranwell (Perranarworthal/SW 77584 (Sheila James) 39324)

6. KERDROYA 6. Kerdroya Cornish Community Hedge project - Hedges M

7. BROADCAST FROM 7. Bodmin Beam Transmitting Station (Luxulyan/ 37328 Radio station M BODMIN SX 0182 6275)

8. STOP PRESS: APPEAL FOR 8. Possible boundary stone near East Boscaswell - Boundary stone? PM INFORMATION!!!! (Rosy mine (St Just/SW3894 3405) Hanns, Ian Thompson)

32 July 2019 1. ‘THE FIRST MEMORABLE 1. Damage to Helland Bridge (Helland, St 17108 Bridge Med BRIDGE ON ALAINE’ Mabyn/SX 0652 7149)

2. APPEAL GIVES PEALS 2. Refurbishment of bells at Calstock parish 6763 Church Med BACK TO CALSTOCK (Rosy church (Calstock/SX 4364 6925) Hanns)

3. AREA REPS LET LOOSE ON 3. Area Representatives’ visit: THE LIZARD Trezebel (Manaccan/SW 7673 2405) 51749 Round IA, RB Higher Boden roundhouse (St Anthony-in- MCO56310 Roundhouse BA 22

Meneage/SW 7680 2405); Higher Boden fogou (St Anthony-in- MCO56309 Fogou IA Meneage/SW 7684 2404); Lifeboat slipway and protecting wall at Polpeor 170178 Slipway PM Cove (Landewednack/SW 7008 1152); Site of the lifeboat turntable at Polpeor Cove, MCO60669 Lifeboat turntable PM Lizard (Landewednack/SW 7008 1150); Second lifeboat house at Polpeor Cove, later 164351 Lifeboat house, PM converted into a winch house and store winch house (Landewednack/SW 7009 1150); Petrol store of Lizard lifeboat station MCO60668 Petrol store M (Landewednack/SW 7009 1149); Lifeboat station (Landewednack/SW 7007 167971 Lifeboat station M 1150); Slipway at Polpeor Cove (Landewednack/SW 170179 Slipway M 7004 1148); Polpeor Cove mooring bollard (Landewednack/ 170180 Mooring bollard M SW 7002 1148); Polpeor hully (a rock-cut tidal keeping-place MCO54545 Hully PM for shellfish store-pots) (Landewednack/SW 7008 1136); Swimming pool (Landewednack/SW 7008 MCO54546 Swimming pool PM 1135); Lighthouse (Landewednack/ SW 7040 1157) 10428 Lighthouse PM

4. TOURISM HERITAGE 4. Building of Summerleaze Crescent, Bude, & - Housing terrace PM (Richard Heard) discovery of Roman fibula bronze brooch in - Brooch RB 1884 (Bude-Stratton/SS20 06);

5. RISK FOR THE MILL 5. Chapel Mill (St Stephen-in-Brannel/SW 9485 20876 China-stone mill PM, M 5310)

6. DARITE STONE (Rosy 6. Marker stone (St Cleer/SX 26 69) - Marker stone? PM 23

Hanns)

7. DON’T LOOK DOWN! 7. New footbridge at Tintagel Castle (Tintagel/SX 23165.30 Castle Med (Andrew Langdon) 0506 8905) Footbridge M

33 August 1. VOLUNTEERING AT 1. Appeal for volunteers (Madron/SW 4722 3497) 36008 Courtyard IA, RB 2019 CHYSAUSTER (Adrian settlement Rodda)

2. RESTORATION PROJECTS 2. Tollgate House, Station Road, Liskeard MCO56086 Toll house PM IN EAST CORNWALL (Liskeard/SX 2464 6364); (Brian Oldham) Jope’s Mill (Morval/SX 2995 5929) 41936 Corn mill PM

3. A SACRED LANDSCAPE IN 3. Castilly henge (Luxulyan/SX 0311 6274); 21217 Henge N MID-CORNWALL Castle Hill barrow (Luxulyan/SX 0283 6257) 21216 Barrow BA

4. SPEAK UP FOR HERITAGE 4. Launceston Southern Growth Area Plan and - - - IN HAYLE AND Hayle Growth Area Plan LAUNCESTON

5. CONSERVATION AT CARN 5. Floor repairs at Carn Euny Courtyard 28920 Courtyard IA, RB EUNY AND Settlement (Sancreed/ SW 4024 2885); settlement (Adrian Wall repairs St Piran’s Oratory (Perranzabuloe/ 19720 Chapel EM Rodda) SW 7684 5639)

6. ARCHAEOLOGY OF 6. Bible Christian Chapel (Luxulyan/SX 0263 138755 Chapel PM NONCONFORMISM (Ros 6217) Hayward, Rosy Hanns) Inscribed gatepost (Luxulyan/SX 02655 62157) - Inscribed gatepost M

7. UPDATE ON CHAPEL MILL 7. Comments from Adam Sharpe and John R. Smith 20876 China-stone mill PM, M Chapel Mill (St Stephen-in-Brannel/SW 9485 5310)

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8. UP ON THE DOWNS 8. Cornwall Council Distinctively Cornish 26122.03 Barrow BA publication. Example: Rosenannon Downs barrow (St Wenn/SW 9560 6803) 34 September 1. FABULOUS FLINTS (David 1. Flint artefacts from Bodmin Moor. - Flint artefacts M,N, BA 2019 and Linda Edyvean)

2. WELL-DRESSED AT 2. Well-dressing at St Mellor’s Well (Linkinhorne/ 10018 Holy well Med LINKINHORNE (Brian SX 3190 7314) Oldham)

3. SPRUCED-UP 3. Painting milestones: MILESTONES (Rosy Treburgie water milepost (Dobwalls & 177001 Milepost PM Hanns, Ian Thompson) Trewidland/SX 2052 6480); Gelly Copse milepost (St Pinnock/SX 1909 177000 Milepost PM 6420)

4. CALSTOCK CONUNDRUM 4. The Hospital of Poor’s Portion Plymouth post, - Boundary post PM (Rosy Hanns, Richard Fore street, Calstock (Calstock/SX 43 68) Spear)

5. NOTHING IN THE WORLD 5. Story behind smashed tombstone, Bodmin - Tombstone PM IS PERMANENT… parish churchyard (Bodmin/SX 07359 67022)

35 October 1. HERITAGE AT RISK 1. Historic England’s 2019 Heritage at Risk - - - 2019 REGISTER 2019 Register

2. DISCOVERY OF A CAIRN 2. Possible cairn on Caradon Hill (SX 26 70) - - BA? (Brian Oldham)

3. CHAPEL MILL 3. Vegetation clearance at Chapel Mill (St 20876 China-stone mill PM, M Stephen-in-Brannel/SW 9485 5310)

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4. NEWS FROM PENWITH 4. Penwith First and Last – Our Living Working - Landscape Various Landscape project 5. CANAL SECRETS 5. Clearance at lock number 21 on the Liskeard and 10183.38 Canal lock PM UNLOCKED (Iain Rowe) Looe canal (Liskeard/ SX 2420 6300)

6. RECOGNITION FOR 6. Walk from to Buttern Tor, SPECIAL PLACES ON Leskernick and back, including some newly BODMIN MOOR (Ann Scheduled features: Preston-Jones) Bowithick bridge (Altarnun/SX 1834 8266); 172397 Bridge PM Buttern Hill cairn with cist (Altarnun/SX 1746 3506.20 Cairn, cist BA 8167); Leskernick settlement and field system 3158 Settlement BA (Altarnun/SX 1828 7999); Field system BA Leskernick streamworks (Altarnun/ SX 1870 12024 Eluvial tin M, PM 8045); streamworks Red Hill settlement (Altarnun/SX 1871 8048) 3564 Settlement PM

7. CLOSURE OF LUXULYAN 7. Cornwall Heritage Trust temporary closure for 5062 Viaduct/Aqueduct PM VIADUCT investigation (Luxulyan & Lanlivery/SX 0561 5721) 8. NEWQUAY ROUND-UP 8. Newquay Old Cornwall Society scrub clearance 25068 Bridge (Med), PM (Steve Hebdige) and conservation: Trevemper Bridge (Cubert/SW 8194 5987); Newquay Knitting Company premises; - Factory M Madam Hawke’s shop, Bank Street (Newquay/SW 80962 61637); - Shop M Tin stamps base stone, King’s Head, Trevemper - Tin stamps base PM (Colan/SW 82728 60142) stone

9. UP IN THE AIR (Emma 9. Survey about Historic England aerial - - - Trevarthen) investigation.

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36 November 1. GWITHIAN SURPRISE! 1. Scheduling of Upton Towans explosive works 37085 Explosive works PM, M 2019 (Adrian Rodda) (Gwinear-Gwithian/SW 575 399); Tin streamworks, (Gwinear- 40475 Tin streamworks PM, M Gwithian/SW 5848 4210)

2. ROW IN THE FAR EAST 2. Remnants of stone row threatened by quarry 37154 Stone alignment BA (Peter Crispin) (/SX 3621 8033)

3. AQUEDUCT 3. Investigations of aqueduct chamber, Treffry 5062 Viaduct/Aqueduct PM INVESTIGATIONS (Ann Viaduct/Aqueduct (Luxulyan & Lanlivery/SX Preston-Jones) 0561 5721); Crib hut revealed by Cornwall Heritage Trust, - Crib hut PM Treffry tramway (Lanlivery/SX 05726 57091)

4. HELP SAVE THIS HISTORIC 4. Harvey’s of Hayle boundary stone moved from MCO58276 Boundary stone PM BOUNDARY MARKER (Hayle/SW 5570 3899) to: (Linda King) Hayle/SW 55712 38981 MCO63755 Boundary stone PM

5. ALL’S WELL IN BODMIN 5. in Bodmin: St Petroc’s Well (Bodmin/SX 0757 6670); 4116 Holy well Med St Guron’s Well (Bodmin/SX 0726 6703); 32150 Holy well EM, Med Eye-Water, or Bree-Shute, spring/well, Bell - Well PM Lane (Bodmin/SX 0708 6707); Cock’s Well (Bodmin/SX 06997 67144); - Well PM Scarlett’s Well (Bodmin/SX 0566 6752) 4302 Holy well Med

37 December 1. HIGH CROSS 1. High Cross restored and reinstated (Truro/SW 18949 Cross Med 2019 RESTORATION (Andrew 8255 4491) Langdon)

2. HISTORIC POND ADDED 2. Livestock & wheel wash pond at Truscott (St MCO61634 Pond PM TO H.E.R. (Diana Stephens-by-Launceston Rural/SX 2995 8590) Sutherland) 27

3. TREKELLAND BRIDGE 3. Further damage to Trekelland Bridge 6940 Bridge Med STRUCK AGAIN (Peter (Lewannick/ SX 3004 7984) Crispin)

4. TRACING A TRAGEDY 4. Tracing a gatekeeper’s hut on Liskeard & - Railway PM (Brian Oldham) Caradon Railway (L&CR) near Stanton Farm (SX gatekeeper’s hut 2669?)

5. DINGEREIN CASTLE 5. Dingerein Castle (Gerrans/SW 8819 3753) 22708 Hillfort IA, RB (Sheila James, Ann Preston-Jones, Neville Meek)

6. EXCELLENCE EXCEEDED! 6. Cornwall Council’s Strategic Historic - - - NEW FEATURES ON THE Environment Service online mapping site H.E.R. 38 January 1. ROSY HANNS 1. Rosy Hanns – an appreciation of her life - - - 2020 2. VANESSA BEEMAN 2. Vanessa Beeman - an appreciation of her life - - -

3. LOOE MILLS (Brian 3. Restoration (Liskeard/SX 2323 6484) 10290 Corn mill M, PM Oldham)

4. TREKELLAND BRIDGE – 4. More damage to Trekelland Bridge 6941 Bridge Med HIT AGAIN! (Lewannick/SX 3004 7984)

5. CHURCHYARD 5. Tree adjacent to a cross trimmed (St Teath/SX 17860 Cross Med 0637 8063) 39 February 1. DINGEREIN CASTLE 1. Scrub clearance (Gerrans/SW 8819 3753) 22708 Hillfort IA, RB 2020 REVEALED (Sheila James)

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2. REMARKABLE HAYLE 2. Harvey’s of Hayle boundary stone moved from STONE PRESERVED (Linda (Hayle/SW 5570 3899) to: MCO58276 Boundary stone PM King) Hayle/SW 55712 38981 MCO63755 Boundary stone PM

3. TREGONY HOLY WELL 3. Visit to St Cuby’s Holy well (Tregony/SW 9278 163403 Holy well Med (Sheila James, Ann 4510) Preston-Jones)

4. CHANTRY CHAPEL 4. Stonework inspection and ivy clearance, St 4348 Chapel Med CONSERVATION (Ann Thomas’s Chapel (Bodmin/ SX 0736 6702) Preston-Jones)

5. SWIFT ACTION BY 5. Repairs to Trekelland Bridge (Lewannick/SX 6940 Bridge Med CORMAC (Peter Crispin) 3004 7984)

6. WORTH WATCHING 6. Timesigns TV archaeology programme - - -

40 March 1. IN SEARCH OF THE 1. Restoration work at Lanteglos-by- 17866 Church Med 2020 POLYPHANTS’ church (Camelford/SX 0881 8233) GRAVEYARD (Ann Preston-Jones, Andrew Langdon) 2. St Michael’s Chapel on Roche Rock (Roche/SW 19839 Chapel Med 9910 5961); 2. TIME-DEPTH IN ROCHE Tregarrick Farm findspot (Roche/SW 99076 - Findspot N (including contribution 59747); from Henrietta Quinnell) Longstone (now at Roche/SW 9867 6010; 21505 Standing N, BA formerly, Longstone Downs, St Stephen in stone/menhir Brannel/SW 9838 5614); Roche parish church (Roche/SW 9879 5979); 19830 Church Med Cross (Roche/SW 9879 5977); 106216 Cross Med Carbis brick works (Roche/SX 0011 5958) 20000 Brick works PM, M

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3. A NORTHERN 3. Altar slab re-used as seat at Kilkhampton 4450 Church Med MISCELLANY (Richard parish church (Kilkhampton/SS 2525 1133); - Altar slab Heard) Midden at Duckpool Beach industrial site 4533 Midden RB? (Kilkhampton/SS 2008 1164); Kilkhampton Castle (Kilkhampton/SS 2431 4531 Castle Med 1158)

4. TURNING FLINT INTO 4. Bronze cast from flint arrowhead - - - BRONZE (David and Linda Edyvean)

5. HOW RESPRYN BRIDGE 5. Construction of protective pillars at Respryn 21385 Bridge Med WAS PROTECTED (Robin Bridge (Lanhydrock/SX 0993 6349) Pillars M Paris)

6. KENWYN OAK (Andrew 6. Ancient tree, - Ancient tree PM Langdon, Ann Preston- Kenwyn Churchyard (Kenwyn/SW 8197 4585) 25218 Church M Jones)

7. A VIEW FROM A 7. Visible features from a Luxulyan window: WINDOW Bridges Post Medieval settlement (Luxulyan/SX - Settlement PM 04825 57952); Treskilling hamlet (Luxulyan/SX 0386 5774); 20183 Settlement Med, PM Lantern china clay works (Treverbyn/SX 0265 20139 China clay works PM 5713); Caerloggas Downs barrows (e.g. Treverbyn/SX 20012.20 Barrows BA 0171 5657); Treverbyn village (Treverbyn/SX 01790 57057); - Settlement PM Treverbyn Board School (Treverbyn/SX 0175 175519 School PM 5705); Singlerose china clay works (Treverbyn/SX 20135 China clay works PM 30

0133 5661); Bluebarrow china clay works (Treverbyn/SX 20130 China clay works PM 0103 5682); Gunheath Pit wind turbine (Treverbyn/SX - Wind turbine M 00623 56780) 41 April 2020 1. LOCKDOWN MISCELLANY 1. The Rocks, Treslothan standing stone MCO54540 Standing BA (Adrian Rodda; Andrew (Camborne/SW 6509 3839); stone/menhir Langdon, Ann Preston- Kiggon obelisk, Pencalenick (St Clement/SW 168405 Obelisk PM Jones; Sheila James; 8526 4560); Anon.; Brian Oldham; Friends’ Meeting House, Come-to-Good (Kea/ 18906 Meeting house PM Peter Crispin, Veronica SW 8127 4032); Summers) Cast-off stone, Bodiggo (Luxulyan/SX 0446 - Cast-off stone PM 58735); Millstones, Bodmin Moor (Linkinhorne/SX 26 - Millstones PM 74); St Keyne’s Holy Well (St Keyne/SX 2482 6021); 10329 Holy well PM St Thomas’s or Priory Bridge, Launceston 2612 Bridge Med (Launceston/SX 3278 8509); The Adit, Tregonning Hill (Germoe/SW 5999 MCO56847 Well? Adit? PM 2938)

2. PENVENTINNIE ROUND: 2. Possible development threat to Penventinnie 19225 Round IA, PM THE RISK INCREASES Round (Kenwyn/SW 7938 4603)

3. BRIDGE PROBLEMS OLD 3. Recent damage to Helland Bridge (Helland, St 17108 Bridge Med AND NEW (John Hanns, Mabyn/SX 0652 7149); Brian Oldham) Old photo of collision at Respryn Bridge 21385 Bridge Med (Lanhydrock/SX 0993 6349)

4. MYSTERY PITS ON 4. Unexplained digging on Trencrom Hill (SW 31136 Tor enclosure N TRENCROM HILL 5178 3621) Hillfort IA

5. ENRICHING WORK IN 5. Enriching the List – Liskeard pubs: 31

LISKEARD (Brian Oldham) The White Hart (Liskeard/SX 2520 6458); MCO57211 Town House; PM Public House The White Horse (Liskeard/SX 2508 6459); MCO57243 Public house PM The Albion (Liskeard/SX 2507 6443); MCO57358 Public house PM The Barley Sheaf (Liskeard/SX 2531 6442); MCO57165 Public house PM The Old Stag (formerly the Railway Hotel) MCO56085 Public house PM (Liskeard/SX 2471 6378)

6. FEOCK HOLY WELL (Sheila 6. Tidying up at St Feock Holy Well (Feock/SW 38441 Holy well Med James) 8228 3866)

7. MANY WAYS TO GO 7. Miniature of Reperry Cross guidestone found - Model M FROM REPERRY CROSS in Woking garden (Lanivet/SX 0464 6331) MCO54654 Guidestone PM (Andrew Langdon)

42 May 2020 1. MEMORIES OF A 1. Monitoring milestones in East Cornwall - Milestones PM MILESTONE MONITOR (Susan Boggis)

2. ‘WE SHALL MEET IN THE 2. Tuckingmill Valley Park: RED RIVER VALLEY’ Tuckingmill tin streamworks (Carn Brea/SW 54479 Tin streamworks PM (Adrian Rodda) 6600 4133); Tolgarrick Road arsenic calciner (Carn Brea/ - Arsenic calciner M SW 65981 41398); Chimney (Carn Brea/SW 65981 41398) - Chimney PM, M (industrial)

3. RAMBLING AROUND 3. Tregavethan settlement & manor (Kenwyn/ 19273 Settlement, manor EM, Med TREGAVETHAN (Ann SW 7810 4723); Preston-Jones, Andrew Pound?(Kenwyn/SW 78175 47145); - Pound? Med? PM? Langdon) Chapel site (Kenwyn/SW 7834 4748); 19221 Chapel Med Callestick Vean boundary stone (for MC062892 Boundary stone PM Tregavethan Manor) (Kenwyn/SW 7785 4876); 32

Tregavethan boundary stone (Kenwyn/SW - Boundary stone PM 7810 4875)

4. LOO ROLLS (Veronica 4. Ceramic toilet bowl, Praa Sands cliff (Breage/ - Toilet bowl M Summers) SW 58 27?)

5. BASE INSTINCTS 5. Base for miniature of Reperry Cross - Model M (Veronica Summers) guidestone found in Woking garden MCO54654 Guidestone PM (Lanivet/SX 0464 6331)

6. A VISIT TO HELMAN TOR 6. Tor enclosure (Lanlivery/SX 0619 6168) 21396.10 Tor enclosure N

43 June 2020 1. BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF 1. Features in Hayle: THE BEHOLDER (Adrian Sea Lane or Black Bridge (Hayle/SW 5666 31974 Bridge PM Rodda) 3812); Concrete blocks at Sea Lane or Black Bridge for 31974 Reservoir M World war 2 reservoir(Hayle/SW 5666 3812); Cornish Copper Smelting Works (includes site 139220 Copper smelting PM at Hayle/SW 5691 3798); works Wheal Alfred Cross, Phillack (Hayle/SW 5654 31814 Cross Med 3840); Inscribed stone, Phillack (Hayle/SW 5657 3843) 31822 Inscribed stone EM

2. GLYN VALLEY 2. Glyn Valley china clay works (Cardinham/SX 12470 China clay works PM CLAYWORKS (David 1441 7158) Edyvean, Emma Allen, Malcolm Gould)

3. A RED RIVER READ (Susan 3. Recommended book on the Red River. - Book - Boggis, Adrian Rodda)

4. A CORNISH CHILDHOOD 4. Fire damage to Carclaze Board School 20441 School PM 33

(Treverbyn/SX 0231 5374); Conversion of Treverbyn Board School 175519 School PM (Treverbyn/SX 0175 5705)

5. STRATEGIC THINKING 5. Consultation on Draft Management Plan 2020- - - - 25 for the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site 44 July 2020 1. MYSTERY OBJECTS FROM 1. Objects received by Lawrence House Museum LAWRENCE HOUSE in Launceston: (Diana Sutherland) Replica of cooking dish. Original found at Old - Cooking dish ? Tree, Trebursye (Launceston, SX 308 843); Possible quern fragment - Stone fragment ?

2. DETECTIVE WORK AT 2. Boundary stone (St Ewe/SW99203 49143) MC063774 Boundary stone PM CARNMOGGAS (Ian Thompson)

3. PRAYERS ANSWERED AT 3. Conservation work at St Thomas’s Chapel (St 4348 Chapel Med CHANTRY CHAPEL (Ann Thomas’s Chapel, Bodmin (Bodmin/ SX 0736 Preston-Jones) 6702)

4. THE TWIN PEAKS OF 4. Castle-an-Dinas (St Columb Major/SW 9454 21602 Causewayed GOSS MOOR 6236); enclosure? N Hilltop enclosure BA Hillfort IA St Dennis hillfort (St Dennis/SW 9507 5832); 31137 Hillfort IA Possible lann (St Dennis/SW 9509 5832); 19800.01 Lann EM St Dennis parish church (St Dennis/SW 9507 19800 Church Med 5830); Cross (St Dennis/SW 9507 5829) 106298 Cross EM, Med

45 August 1. BARBARIANS INSIDE THE 1. Public consultation on White Paper, Planning - - - 2020 GATES for the Future 34

2. TREAD SAFELY FOR YOU 2. Porth Godrevy enclosure (Gwinear- 37075.21 Enclosure RB TREAD ON MY…(Adrian Gwithian/SW 5819 4284) Rodda)

3. HERITAGE BURNING 3. Godrevy Cove building, fish cellars, tea room 53558 Building, PM (Adrian Rodda) (Gwinear-Gwithian /SW 5810 4295) Fish cellars, PM Tea room PM

4. MONUMENTAL 4. Cornwall AONB surveying training Stowe’s Hill - Enclosure Pre IMPROVEMENTS (Chris Hut circle Pre Coldwell, Iain Rowe) Hut platform Pre Tor enclosure N Cairn BA 5. RETURN TO GOSS MOOR 5. Cornwall Archaeological Unit report: Bypassing - - - Indian Queens Archaeological Excavations 1992- 1994, Investigating prehistoric and Romano-British settlement and landscapes in Cornwall 46 September 1. LUMPS AND BUMPS ON 1. Crane Castle (Illogan/SW 6347 4396) 26605 Cliff castle IA 2020 THE COASTAL PATH (Adrian Rodda)

2. (CHEESE) PRESS 2. Cheese press stones: CONFERENCE (Richard Bush Inn, Crosstown, Morwenstow - Cheese press PM Heard, Andrew Langdon) (Morwenstow/SS20676 15121); stone Stone found in Morwenstow - Cheese press PM stone Cheese press stones similarity to cross heads: 'Small Pendarves Cross' re-interpreted as lower 29640 Cheese press PM stone of a cheese press (Camborne/SW 6471 stone 3788);

Trevenning cross re-interpreted as lower stone of 17778 Cheese press PM 35

a cheese press (/SX 0793 7806) stone

Wendron grave-slab (Wendron/SW 6789 3105); 106745 Grave-slab Med Tregaddick cheese press stone set up as ‘cross’ 3580 Cheese press PM (Blisland/SX 0871 7375); stone Mock cross, Royal Cornwall Showground (St - Mock cross PM Breock); Cheese press stone (Sithney) - Cheese press PM stone

3. CORNISH BRIDGE- 3. Stratton Town Bridge (Bude-Stratton/SS 22873 - County bridge- PM STONES (from Rosy 06333); stone Hanns’ research, Ian Little Petherick (/SW 91797 72129); - County bridge- PM Thompson) stone (Lostwithiel/SX 10501 59827); - County bridge- PM stone Starabridge (Linkinhorne/SX 29033 73761); MCO58239 County bridge- PM stone Newbridge (/SX 3478 6792) - County bridge- PM stone

47 October 1. HERITAGE AT RISK 1. Historic England Heritage at Risk Register, 2020 REGISTER 2020 including Trekelland Bridge. Recent damage 6940 Bridge Med (Trekelland Bridge: Petr (Lewannick/SX 3004 7984) Crispin, Robin Paris, John Hanns)

2. AREA REPS ZOOM IN 2. Area Representatives’ Zoom meeting. - - - (Site reports: Anon., Val Presentations by John Rainer (Lidar) and Paul Jacob, Diana Sutherland Holden (Cornwall Building Group Buildings at x2, Richard Mc Aulay, Risk project); Peter Crispin, Sheila Sites mentioned: James, David Edyvean Town Wall Bible Christian chapel (Bodmin/SX 138365 Chapel PM 36

0662 6711); Hensbarrow Beacon (SW 9968 5754, Roche 19842 Barrow BA parish); Kernick/Whiteborough Barrow (SX 2911 8592/ 2485 Barrow BA St Stephens by Launceston); Possible milestone near ; - Milestone? PM Cross in St Erth churchyard (St Erth/SW 5498 31074 Cross Med 3502); Plans to move remnants of stone row 37154 Stone alignment BA threatened by quarry (Lezant/SX 3621 8033); Lamorran Church St Michael Penkevil/SW 8786 22670 Church Med, PM 4177); Flint findspot field-walked and plotted by - Flint artefacts M, N, BA Cornwall Archaeological Unit

3. WESTERN SNIPPETS 3. Penwith Landscape Project; Adrian Rodda, Paul Memories of Basset Cove barrows(Illogan/SW 53513 Barrow BA Williams) 6358 4371); and Crane Castle (Illogan/SW 6347 4396) 26605 Cliff castle IA

4. AROUND THE ROUND AT 4. Investigating site of excavation of round 20028.10 Round RB TRETHURGY (including (Treverbyn/SX 0347 5564); contribution from View of Prideaux hillfort (Luxulyan/SX 0591 5001 Hillfort IA Henrietta Quinnell) 5567); Wheal Ruby mine (Treverbyn/SX 0348 5575); 20093 Mine PM Carn Grey possible cairn (Treverbyn/SX 0328 27799 Cairn? BA 5510) 48 November 1. COUNCIL BARROW – A 1. Council Barrow (Cardinham/SX 0994 7026) 17100 Barrow BA 2020 CASE FOR ACTION? (Karen Dickin)

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2. A MILESTONE TO 2. Unidentified milestone near Egloskerry - Milestone PM WHERE? (Diana (Egloskerry/SX 27 86?) Sutherland, Ian Thompson)

3. LAWRENCE HOUSE 3. Object found near - Figurine M? INVESTIGATES (Diana Sutherland)

4. MONUMENTAL 4. Update on Cornwall AONB Monumental - - - IMPROVEMENT GUIDED Improvements project and consultation on WALKS (Jacob Parry) guided walks

5. ST PIRAN’S CHURCHES: 5. St Piran’s Oratory (Perranzabuloe/SW 7684 19720 Cemetery EM WIN SOME, LOSE SOME 5639); Chapel EM (Adrian Rodda) Inscribed stone EM St Piran’s Church (Perranzabuloe/SW 7720 19726 Church Med 5646)

6. BETWEEN YOU, ME AND 6. Slotted gateposts: THE GATEPOST (Andrew In stile near St Pratt’s Cross (Blisland/SX10385 - Slotted gatepost PM Langdon) 73096) ; Near Tregenna (Blisland/SX 0937 7393); - Slotted gatepost PM Near Tregenna (Blisland/SX 09 73); - Slotted gatepost PM Near village green (Blisland/SX 0996 7320) - Slotted gatepost PM

7. ‘CORBEL–IMY’ – WHAT A 7. Carved corbel, possibly from Tywardreath - Corbel Med FIND! (Dan Ratcliffe, Sean Priory, found Castle Farm (Lostwithiel/?) Taylor, Alex Woodcock)

8. RETURN OF THE STONE 8. Stone stacking Stowe’s Pound (Linkinhorne/SX - Tor enclosure N STACKERS 2578 7247)

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49 December 1. A NOTION OF 1. Remains of Wheal Confidence (Gwinear- 37083 Mine PM 2020 CONFIDENCE (Adrian Gwithian/SW 584 418) Rodda, Millie Holman)

2. DINGEREIN STORMED – 2. Scrub clearance, Dingerein Castle (Gerrans/ 22708 Hillfort IA, RB INVADERS REMOVED SW 8819 3753) (Sheila James) 3. Duporth: 3. THE CHANGING FACE OF Settlement (St Austell Bay/SX 0320 5129); 20539 Settlement Med DUPORTH (Dave Burrell) Estate (St Austell Bay/SX 0320 5129); - Estate PM Clock tower (St Austell Bay/SX0325651301); - Clock tower PM Holiday camp (St Austell Bay/SX 0320 5129); - Holiday camp M Military camp (St Austell Bay/SX 0319 5125) 166260 Military camp M

4. St Stephen’s Beacon hilltop enclosure (St 20651 Tor enclosure N 4. FOXHOLE’S HIDDEN Stephen-in-Brannel/SW 9597 5452); Hillfort IA BEACON Hillfort RB Carloggas Barrow (St Stephen-in-Brannel/SW 20636 Barrow BA 960 545)

5. Trevanion Culverhouse (/SW 9893 111955 Dovecote Med 5. STOP THAT PIGEON! 7161) (Andrew Langdon)

50 January 1. NOW WE ARE 50 1. 50th edition of FYOC - - - 2021 2. 10 ¼ MILES TO LOOE 2. Newly discovered milestone on Liskeard & - Milestone PM (Brian Oldham) Caradon Railway (St Cleer/SX2515466917)

3. TEETERING ON THE EDGE 3. Threat from coastal to the Storm 170311 Coastguard look- PM (Richard Heard) Tower (Bude-Stratton/SS 2004 0634) out

4. CAM BRIDGES MYSTERY 4. Clapper/cam/clam bridges near Luxulyan: 39

Cam Bridges (over river) (Luxulyan/ - Bridge PM? SX052935747); Cam Bridges (over ) (Luxulyan/ - Bridge PM SX0529157437); Bridge to Orchard Quarry (Lanlivery/SX 06182 - Bridge PM 56812); Orchard Quarry (Luxulyan/SX 0614 5677); 41865 Quarry PM Bridge to Rock Mill Quarry (Luxulyan/SX 05927 - Bridge PM 56889); Rock Mill Quarry (Luxulyan SX 0592 5680) Quarry Quarry PM

PART TWO: SEARCH BY FEATURE

FEATURE ISSUE Adit 41 Ancient tree 40 Aqueduct 1, 12, 29, 35, 36, Arsenic calciner 42 Barn 3 Barracks (see also: camp-military) 19, 24 Barrow 24, 33 (x2), 40, 47 (x3), 48, 49 Battery (military) 30 Boundary (marker) stone (& posts) 21, 31 (x2), 31, 32, 34, 36 (x2), 39 (x2), 42 (x2), 44, Brick works 40 40

Bridge 3, 4, 6, 7 (x2), 8, 10 (x2), 11, 12, 17, 19 (x3), 20 (x3), 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32 (x2), 35 (x2), 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 (x3), 43, 47, 50 (x4) Brooch 32 Building (unidentified purpose) 45 Cairn 35, 45, 47 Camp (holiday) 49 Camp (military) 49 Canal (including locks) 21 (x2), 35 Cast-off stone 41 Castle (Medieval) 8, 10, 22, 23, 25, 32, 40, Causewayed enclosure 44 Cell (religious) 9 Cemetery 9, 48 Chambered tomb 3 Chapel (Early Medieval) 33, 48 Chapel (Medieval) 5, 6 (x2), 9, 10, 15, 22, 23, 30, 39, 40, 42, 44 Chapel (Post Medieval) 11 (x2), 33, 47 Cheese-press stone 46 (x6) Chimney (industrial) 42 China clay works (including dries) 4, 21, 28, 40 (x3), 43, China stone mill 25 (x2), 30, 32, 33, 35, Church 16 (x2), 21, 22, 23, 25, 31 (x2), 32, 40 (x4), 44, 47, 48 Churchyard 1 Cist 35 Cliff castle 25, 46, 47 Clock tower 24, 49 Coastguard look-out 50 Cooking dish 44 Copper smelting works 43 Corbel 48 Cottage 21, 22 County bridge-stone 46 (x5) 41

Courtyard house settlement 19, 21, 33 (x2), Crib hut 36 Cross (including cross-base & cross-shaft) 2, 9, 10 (x2), 13 (x3), 14 (x2), 20, 23 (x5), 26, 27 (x2), 29, 31, 37, 38, 40, 43, 44, 46, 47, Cultivation ridges 2 Dovecote 49 Enclosure 2, 24, 25, 45 (x2) Estate See Manor Explosives works 36 Factory 21, 35, Field system 35 Filling station 17 Fish cellars 45 Findspot 40 Flagstones 25 Flint artefacts 15, 27, 34, 47 Fogou 32 Footpath 12 Fort 2 Fortified house (Medieval) 1, 5 Fountain (drinking & ornamental) 25, Garage 17 (x2) Garden (including walled garden) 5, 17, Graffiti 16 Granary 5 Grave, tomb, tombstone 21, 22, 34, 46 Hedge 31 Henge 24, 27, 33, Hilltop enclosure (including tor enclosure) 7, 10, 16, 21, 26, 41, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49 (x2) Hillfort 9 (x2), 24, 26 (x2), 37, 39, 41, 44 (x2), 47, 49 (x3) Horse whim 3 House (including terrace) 14, 21 (x2), 22 (x4), 32, 41, Hull 28 42

Hully (rock cut storage tank) 32 Hut circle 45 Hut platform 45 Indigenous culture 18 Industrial site 8, 18, 20, Inscribed stone (including gateposts) 14, 15, 17, 21, 23 (x2), 33, 43, 48 Landscape 5, 16, 29, 31, 35 Lann 44 Lifeboat station (including house, 32 turntable, winch house, petrol store) Lighthouse 32 Lime kiln 21 (x2), Lodge (masonic) 22 Manor (including estate) 22, 42, 49 Market (including market house) 21 Mass dial 13 Meeting house 41 Menhir/standing stone 14, 24, 40, 41 Midden 40 Mill (corn) 33, 38 Mill (woollen) 21 Millstone 41 Mine 2, 18, 21, 22, 23, 30, 47, 49 Milestone (including mileposts & 3, 12 (x2), 13, 22 (x2), 24, 27 (x3), 28, 34 (x2), 41, 42 (x2), 47, 48, 50 guidestones on roads and railways) Model (including figurine) 41, 42, 48 Mooring bollard 32 Mural 22 Obelisk 41 Oratory 19 Peat deposit 8 Pillar 40 43

Plaque 24, 31 Pond 37 Pound 42 Priory 10, 14, 17, Public house 18, 21, 41 (x5) Quarry 50 (x2) Radio station 31 Railway gatekeeper’s hut 37 Railway station 21, Railway yard 21 Reservoir 43 Road 17 Round 32, 41, 47 Roundhouse (BA, IA, RB) 32 Ruined building (undefined purpose) 14 Safety-fuse manufactory – see also 13, 14 Explosive works School 15, 40, 43 (x2) Settlement 5, 18, 24, 35 (x2), 40 (x3), 42, 49 Shop 35 Signpost (including fingerposts) 17, 26 Slipway 32 (x2) Slotted gatepost 48 (x4) Stone alignment (including row) 23, 36, 47 Stone bowl 13 Stone (carved) 21, 29, 44, 48 Stone slab (including altar slab) 26, 40 Street sign 24 Swimming pool 32 Tannery 22 Tea room 45 Tin stamps 35 44

Tin streamworks 35, 36, 42, Toilet bowl 42 Toll house 33 Tor enclosure See Hilltop enclosure Trough (including drinking trough) 23, 25, Viaduct 1, 12, 21 (x2), 29, 35, 36, War memorial 24 (x2), Water wheel 30, 36 (x5), Well (including holy well) 6, 17, 21, 22, 23, 34, 39, 41 (x3), Wind turbine 40 Window squint 5