Fogou

A fogou or fougou is an underground, dry-stone structure found on Iron Age or Romano-British-defended settlement sites in . The original purpose of a fogou is uncertain today.
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  • Historic site
  • Description: underground, dry-stone structures found on Iron Age or Romano-British-defended settlement sites in Cornwall
  • Also known as
    “fougou”
    “souterrains in Cornwall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Caer Bran and Boscawen-Un.
Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hill Fort is an archaeological site near… is situated 1,800 feet east of Fogou.
Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boscawen-Ûn is a Bronze Age stone circle close to in Cornwall, UK. is situated 1 mile southeast of Fogou.
Mammal4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an elevated Hercynian granite…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brane and Grumbla.
Elizabeth Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet southwest of in west , England, UK.
Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the parish of , , England, UK.
Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in West , England, United Kingdom.

Fogou

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Latitude
50.10285° or 50° 6′ 10″ north
Longitude
-5.63409° or 5° 38′ 3″ west
Open location code
9C2P4938+49
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1685247013
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fogou
Wiki­data ID
Q5464137

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Fogou” goes by many names.

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