A HISTORY OF CORNWALL 



Couch = The History of Polperro, by Jonathan Couch, F.L.S. (1871) 



Daniel= A Geography of Cornwall, by Rev. J. J. Daniel (1854) 



Drew A History of Cornwall, by Fortescue Hitchins, published by Samuel Drew (1824), 



2 vols. 



Edmonds = The Land's End District, by Richard Edmonds (1862) 

 Gilbert = The Parochial History of Cornwall, by Davies Gilbert, F.R.S. (1838) 

 Ha Is = Parochial History of Cornwall (circa 1700), published in Gilbert, q.v. 

 Leland = Itinerary of Cornwall, by John Leland (1533-40); Hearne's (1710) edition, pub- 

 lished in Gilbert, q.v. 



Lysons = Magna Britannia, by Rev. D. Lysons and S. Lysons, vol. iii. Cornwall (1814) 

 Maclean = The History of Trigg Minor, by Sir John Maclean, F.S.A., 3 vols. (1873) 

 Nan. Corn. = N#nia Cornubia, by W. Copeland Borlase, F.S.A. (1872) 

 Paris = A Guide to Moun: KTZtu Jjy Ayrton Paris (1814) 



P.N.H. & A.S. = Transass a pad 1 * Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society 

 Pol.- The History of CQ svllabP^ R CV - R- Polwhele (18036). The references are to 



bk. i. ch. iv. unless <, * stated 



Rashleigh = Notes on the PJ 1 U P *',olant alias St. Sampson's, by E. W. Rashleigh (1885) 

 R.I.C. = The Reports or iston, i of the Royal Institution of Cornwall. Truro, half-yearly. 



Mr. H. McLauchla^ion fr are > n tne Reports 184652 inclusive. 

 R.G.S.C. = Transactions L\fif^yty a ^ Geological Society of Cornwall, Penzance 

 Thomas, Those mention! .h this reference only are included on the authority of some 



maps ' showing the \ St&Tof ancient forts, barrows, etc.,' drawn by Mr. R. Thomas of 

 Perranarworthal ir 184/2, and now in the Museum of the Penzance Antiquarian 

 Society 



Tonkin = Parochial History of Cornwall (circa 1720), published in Gilbert, q.v. 

 Whitaker = Notes on Tonkin, published in Gilbert, q.v. 

 IV. of Worcester The Itinerary of William of Worcester (1478), published in Gilbert, q.v. 



All the earthworks mentioned in the following lists are marked in 

 the i -inch ordnance survey, except where otherwise stated. 



LIST I 

 CLIFF CASTLES 



CUBERT. At Kelsey Head [R.I.C. 3151 Rep. (1849), p. 36, O.S. xxxix. 5] 



GUNWALLOE. Above the church [Drew, ii. 302, O.S. Ixxx. 10] 



ILLOGAN. Near Tehidy [Borlase, 344; Polwhele, in ; Lysons, ccxlvi., O.S. Ixii. 4 and 

 Iv. 1 6, one plan] 



MAWGAN IN PYDER. At Griffin's Point [R.I.C. 3151 Rep. (1849), p. 36, O.S. xxxii. 5] 



PADSTOW. At Stepper Point [O.S. xviii. n] 



PERRANZABULOE. At Penhale Point [Thomas] 



ST. ANTHONY IN MENEAGE. ' Little Dinas.' The entrenchment and the headland enclosed 

 by it are larger than is the case with the cliff castles generally. Tonkin (about 1730) 

 says that Little Dinas was ' formerly fortified and had some guns placed on it to secure 

 the entrance of Hailford Harbour.' It was held for the king in the Civil War and 

 surrendered about 1 646 [Hals ; Tonkin ; Borlase, 312; Polwhele, 1 2 1 ; Lysons, ccxlvi. ; 

 Drew, ii. 31 ; Daniel, 199 ; R.I.C. 30th Rep. (1848), p. 33 and plan] 



ST. AUSTELL. Black Head [O.S. Ix. i] 



ST. COLUMB MINOR. At Trevelgue [R.I.C. 3151 Rep. (1849), p. 36; Neen. Corn. 201 

 O.S. xxxi. 1 6] 



ST. EVAL. ' Redcliff Castle,' Bedruthan [R.I.C. 3151 Rep. (1849), p. 36 ; R.I.C. (1865^ 

 i. 64, O.S. xxiv. 13] 



ST. GENNYS. At Pencarrow Point [O.S. viii. 5] 



ST. GORAN. At Pabyer Point 



The Dodman. Leland wrote, ' About a myle west of Penare is a forte near the 

 shore in the paroch of St. Gerons. It is single-dykyd and within a but shot of the 

 north side of the sayme apperith an hole of a vault broken up by a plough yn tylling. 

 This vault had an issue from the Castelle to the se.' This description was identified by 



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