Dudley, P. and Thorpe, C. (2016). Grylls Monument, Helston, Cornwall - Watching Brief. Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1044563. Cite this using datacite Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Grylls Monument, Helston, Cornwall - Watching Brief
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Series:		 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1044986
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief done during ground works in the area of Gryll's Monument, Helston. The works included the construction of a new toilet, soakaway and a range of hard and soft landscaping works, some of which required below ground disturbance. The watching brief provided a good opportunity to evaluate the potential for buried archaeology in the area of the former a medieval castle/fortified house (MCO 131) and a separate, later coinage hall (MCO 37779). Whilst no significant archaeological features were encountered, substantial and sudden dips in the shillet bedrock in all the excavated areas suggest ground disturbance has taken place in the area at some point(s) in the past. However, due to the limited extent of the excavated areas it is difficult to come to a confident conclusion. The layers of made-ground recorded by the watching brief suggest that there have been phases of redevelopment and re-landscaping but the lack of dating evidence means that the date of these can only be estimated. The upper layers most probably date to the 19th and 20th centuries but perhaps (210) dates to the late 18th century and the creation of the bowling green. The stony feature (215) and surrounding spread (214) could suggest a demolition layer or the traces of a former wall but the feature was insubstantial and difficult to interpret from the side of the trench. The linear cut [213] could be associated with an earlier building or feature on the site. Further archaeological recoding work in the area could help to more clearly understand the substantial dips/cuts in the surface of the natural bedrock.
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Author:		 P Dudley
C Thorpe
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Publisher:		 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Grylls Monument, Helston
County: Cornwall
District: Cornwall
Parish: HELSTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 165685, 27417 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CASTLE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) COINAGE HALL (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: cornwall2-266942
OBIB: CAU report number 2016R068
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Created Date:		 06 Nov 2017