Chysauster Ancient Village
Chysauster Ancient Village is a late Iron Age and Romano-British village of courtyard houses in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which is currently in the care of English Heritage.Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: archaeological site in New Mill, Cornwall, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Chysauster courtyard house settlement, fogou, round cairn and part of a prehistoric field system”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mulfra Quoit and Boskednan stone circle.
Mulfra Quoit
Mulfra Quoit is a Neolithic dolmen in the county of Cornwall in England. It stands on Mulfra Hill to the north of the hamlet of Mulfra. Mulfra Quoit is situated 1¼ miles west of Chysauster Ancient Village.
Boskednan stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boskednan stone circle is a partially restored prehistoric stone circle near Boskednan, around 4 miles northwest of the town of Penzance in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Boskednan stone circle is situated 2½ miles west of Chysauster Ancient Village.
Zennor Quoit
Zennor Quoit is a ruined megalithic burial chamber or dolmen, located on a moor about a mile east of the village of Zennor, Cornwall, England, UK. It dates to 2500–1500 BC. Zennor Quoit is situated 2 miles north of Chysauster Ancient Village.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgia and New Mill.
Georgia
Hamlet
Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Georgia is a hamlet in the parish of Towednack, Cornwall, England. Georgia is situated 3.5 miles south-west from St Ives, Cornwall. Georgia lies within the Cornwall National Landscape .
New Mill
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Mill is a small settlement in west Cornwall, England. It is approximately 2 miles north of Penzance on the road to Gurnard's Head.
Mulfra
Hamlet
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mulfra is a hamlet in the parish of Madron, Cornwall, England and is on the southern slope of Mulfra Hill. Nearby is the Scheduled monument, Mulfra Quoit, which is a portal dolmen, i.e. a ceremonial and funerary monument dating from the early or middle Neolithic period, probably in use from 3500 to 2600 BC.
Chysauster Ancient Village
- Categories: archaeological site and tourism
- Location: Ludgvan, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.16078° or 50° 9′ 39″ northLongitude
-5.54072° or 5° 32′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C2P5F65+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 2419040995OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1090235
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Chysauster Ancient Village” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “次修士打古村”
- Cornish: “Chisylvester Goth”
- Dutch: “Chysauster”
- German: “Chysauster”
- Italian: “Chysauster”
- Japanese: “チョイソースター古代村”
- Latin: “Chysauster (oppidum antiquum)”
- Latin: “Chysauster”
- Welsh: “Chisylvester Goth”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chysauster Ancient Village and Fogou.
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