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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Historic site
  • Description: underground, dry-stone structures found on Iron Age or Romano-British-defended settlement sites in Cornwall
  • Also known as: “fogou”, “fougou”, and “souterrains in Cornwall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carn Euny and Caer Bran.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site near , on the Penwith peninsula in , United Kingdom. It consists of evidence of both Iron Age and post-Iron Age settlement, with excavation on the site showing activity at as early as the Neolithic period.

Archaeological site
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Hill Fort is an archaeological site near and Iron Age village, on the Penwith peninsula in . is situated 1,800 feet east of Fogou.

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Boscawen-Ûn is a Bronze Age stone circle close to in Cornwall, UK. It consists of nineteen upright stones in an ellipse with another, leaning, middle stone just south of the centre. is situated 1 mile southeast of Fogou.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brane and Grumbla.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet southwest of in west , England, UK. It is in the civil parish of . It is noted for the Iron Age site which lies to the north.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the parish of , , England, UK.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in West , England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the civil parish of St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul approximately four miles northeast of .

Fogou

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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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

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