| Title: |
An Archaeolgocial Assessment of the Pengegon to Carn Brea Village Water Main |
| Number of Pages: |
22 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
The pipeline route passed along the edge of Anciently Enclosed Land and Predominently Industrial Land, the latter being part of the former Camborne-Redruth mining district. Mineral extraction in this area had a long history, with mines documented from the 18th century. The Red River Valley was also a source of alluvial tin and it was likely that extraction occurred here from at least the medieval period. There were no known prehistoric sites along the pipeline corridor but prehistoric activity from at least the Neolithic period was indicated by the fortified enclosure on Carn Brea. Carn Brea also had hut circles, probably of Iron Age date. Later prehistoric pottery had also been recovered from the former farmland along the route; the accumulated information pointed to a lowland landscape that may have been intensively farmed during prehistory. Place-name evidence indicated that many of the major settlements in the area were in existence by the 14th century. Although many names refered to topographical features, two of the settlements, Trevenson and Tregajorran, probably had pre-Norman Conquest origins. The proposed pipeline passed through parts of four major historic mining complxes: Dolcoath, Cook's Kitchen, Tincroft and Carn Brea Mines. All these mines were working extensive tin and copper lodes running through the mineralised zone to the north of Carn Brea. As well as the surviving shafts, adits, buildings and leats of these documented workings, it was likely that earlier undocumented workings may have also been present below the surface. [Au] |
| Author: |
N Thomas
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| Publisher: |
Cornwall Archaeological Unit
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| Year of Publication: |
1999
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Carn Brea |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Carn Brea Village Water |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Carn Brea Carn Brea |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Red River Valley |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 14th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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NEOLITHIC
(Historic England Periods)
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| 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1999
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: PENGEGON TO CARN BREA VILLAGE WATER MAIN
Study area:
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Kerrier
Monument: LEAT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Iron Age, MINE SHAFT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), ENGINE HOUSE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), MINE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), MINE DUMP. Post-medieval (1540-1901), RAILWAY LINE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), RIFLE RANGE
Ngr: SW66214043, SW68874129, SW70004200
Parish: Camborne, Carn Brea, Redruth
Postcode: TR148RA, TR153BG, TR152AD
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
