Page | I 2009$ REPORT$ Cockpit$Country$Heritage$Survey$$ Jamaica National Heritage Trust Archaeology Division, Field Unit 79 Duke Street Kingston 922-1287 www.jnht.com Page | II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The JNHT would like to say thanks to all the people who have assisted and made the completion of this project a reality. To the staff of the Forestry Department Western Region, Michael Barrett and his team of foresters especially Donald Watson, O’marly Napier, Ian Gordon, Ucall Harvey and Dexter Lewis we say thanks. We wish to express our profound gratitude to Peter Espeut for allowing us to use excerpts from his forthcoming book. Special thanks to Michael Grizzle, Ivor Conolley and Mike Schartz for their technical advice. Page | III TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- II Glossary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- VII List of Tables ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIII List of Figures ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IX List of Plates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- X List of Contacts ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- XIX List of Appendices ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- XXI List of Team Members ------------------------------------------------------------------ XXII Executive Summary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- XXIII 1. Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1.1 The Cockpit Country Survey ---------------------------------------------------- 1 1.2 Mandate of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust --------------------------- 1 1.3 Scope of Cultural Heritage Assessment ---------------------------------- 1 2. The Study area –Its extent ---------------------------------------------------- 2 2.1 The study area –A cultural profile ----------------------------------------------- 3 3. Project Aims and Objectives ----------------------------------------------- 3 3.1 Aims -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 3.2 Objectives ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 4. Methodology ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 4.1 Oral History ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 4.2 Documentary Research – Desk Base Assessment --------------------------- 4 4.3 Field Work ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 4.3.1 Zoning -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 4.4 Archaeological Field Survey --------------------------------------------------------- 5 4.5 Surface Sample Survey ------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 4.6 Data inputting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 5. The Geographical Landscape ---------------------------------------------- 6 5.1 Topography ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 5.2 Caves -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 5.3 Water Resources and Drainage --------------------------------------------------------- 6 5.4 Vegetation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 5.5 Fauna --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 6. Findings and their Historical Contexts -------------------------------------- 6 7. Preamble ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 8. Zones --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Zone 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 8. 1 Bandon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 8. 2 Castle Wemyss ------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 8. 3 Chatsworth ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 8. 4 Flagstaff ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 8. 5 Flamstead ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 8.6 Furry Town ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 8.7 Kensington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 8.8 Maldon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 8.9 Mount Parnassus ------------------------------------------------------------------ 19 8.10 Old Furry Town ------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 Page | IV 8.11 Schaw Castle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 8.12 Spring Mount ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 8.13 Spring Vale ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 8.14 Vaughansfield ------------------------------------------------------------------ 22 Zone 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 8.15 Arcadia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 8.16 Auchindolly ------------------------------------------------------------------ 24 8.17 Cambridge ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 8.18 Catadupa ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 8.19 Chesterfield ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 8.20 Croydon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 8.21 Garlands ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 8.22 Horse Guard ------------------------------------------------------------------ 29 8.23 Jericho ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 8.24 Kenmure ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 8.25 Lapland ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 8.26 Marchmont ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 8.27 Mocho ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 8.28 Mount Horeb ------------------------------------------------------------------ 33 8.29 Niagara ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 8.30 Pimento Hill ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 8.31 Stevenage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 8.32 Stonehenge ------------------------------------------------------------------ 35 8.33 Sweet Water ------------------------------------------------------------------ 36 8.34 Wondrous Caves ------------------------------------------------------------------ 36 Zone 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 8.35 Accompany Town ------------------------------------------------------------------ 37 8.36 Appleton ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 8.37 Cooks Bottom ------------------------------------------------------------------ 42 8.38 Bethsalem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42 8.39 Elderslie ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43 8.40 Ipswich ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44 8.41 Maggotty ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 8.42 Merrywood---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 8.43 Mulgrave ------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 8.44 Polsons Patent now Mosquito Hill ------------------------------------- 48 8.45 Pullet Hall ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 8.46 Ringtail Hall ------------------------------------------------------------------ 49 8.47 Siloah ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 8.48 Thornton ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 8.49 White Hall ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 8.50 White Hill ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 8.51 YS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 Zone 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 8.52 Browns Mountain ------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 8.53 Bunkers Hill ------------------------------------------------------------------- 54 8.54 Coffee Hall ------------------------------------------------------------------- 55 8.55 Covey ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56 8.56 Coxheath ------------------------------------------------------------------- 57 8.57 Dromilly ----------------------------------------------------------------------------