74 AN EXPLORATION OF TREGAEll ROUNDS. 



Although adopted by the Ordnance surveyors, the name of 

 Danieliock is unknown in the neighbourhood of Tregaer. 

 There is a manor of that name in the parish of St. Denis, where 

 there is a conspicuous camp on very high ground, in the midst 

 of which is the church of St. Denis — a Norman adaptation of 

 dinas (royal camp). There is much more likelihood that this is 

 the Danieliock of the legend and that Gilbert and Polwhele 

 were mistaken in locating the site in St. Kew parish. 



In confirmation of this the exploration of Tregaer Eounds 

 disclosed no evidence of occupation of so late a period as that of 

 King Arthur. 



The authors have referred this matter to the Ordnance 

 Survey Office, with the result that the name Dameliock will be 

 omitted from future reprints of the Ordnance maps. All the 

 local folk are familiar with Tregaer Rounds, and by this name 

 it should be described. 



Maclean^ refers to Tregaer as follows: — "On the high 

 "table land on the north side of this parish [St. Kew] is a fine 

 " earthwork or encampment, which has not, we believe, hereto- 

 " fore been described. It is situate close to the great road 

 "leading from Warbstow and Titchbarrow on the north-east of 

 "the county to St. Minver, which has been already noticed, and 

 "it commands a view of the important work at Warbstow as 

 "well as of Michelstow Beacon, Castle Canyke, &c. The main 

 "work at Tregaer is circular in form and consists of two 

 " embankments, a short distance apart from each other, 

 " strengthened by deep external ditches. The approach is from the 

 "lower, or south-eastern side, and the entrance is protected by 

 " a bastion or external wall, which, springing out of the outer of 

 "the two embankments above mentioned, encircles the whole of 

 "the work on the southern and eastern sides imtil it debouches 

 " upon the great road above mentioned, which passes on the north 

 " side of the work. The entrance is opposite to those leading to 

 " the inner circle. This external wall is in some places very high 

 " and was originally defended by a ditch which has now been 

 " filled up ; and on the north-eastern side the wall itself has been 

 "removed under the processes of cultivation, but the site is 



3 Vol. II., p. 80. 



