 Chysauster Ancient Village is dated to the late Iron Age, but it is thought to have continued in use during the Roman period. Nine stone houses stand along the line of a street. All have a central courtyard with small rooms leading off.
The village was primarily agricultural and unfortified. The village included nione stone dwellings, arranged in pairs along a street, each with its own garden plot. The houses are oval shaped of varying lengths. Their walls survive to heights of up to almost ten feet in places. Small chambers lead off from the main courtyards of each house, which served as working and living areas. A field system in the vicinity attests to the site's farming connections.
There is also a ruined fogou on site to the south of the dwellings.
About Chysauster Ancient Village
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Journey to Chysauster Ancient Village
Chysauster Ancient Village is located north of Penzance on a minor road off of the B3311 at Badger's Cross in the West Penwith area of Cornwall. It can be accessed by footpath from a car park that lies between Little Chysauster and Carnaquidden Farm. The site is signposted and is in the guardianship of English Heritage. There is an entry fee.
Ordnance Survey Map (SW472350)
Visitors Information
Visitors information for Chysauster Ancient Village may be found at the English Heritage website. For general Cornwall tourist information, see the Visit Cornwall website.
Additional Photos of Chysauster Ancient Village
Sign to Path for Chysauster Ancient Village
Path to Chysauster Ancient Village
Descriptive Sign at Chysauster Ancient Village
Entrance to House 9 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Interior of House 9 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Long Room in House 9 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Round Room in House 8 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Small Round Room with Paving in House 6 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Entrance to Round Room in House 6 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Portion of Divided Long Room in House 6 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Stone with Hollow in House 6 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Hearth in Room in House 6 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Entrance to House 5 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Exterior of Wall Around House 5 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Twin Entrances to House 3 in Chysauster Ancient Village
One of the Twin Entrances to House 3 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Small Room in House 3 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Paved Entrance Passage to House 4 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Courtyard of House 4 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Possible Hearth in House 4 at Chysauster Ancient Village
Entrance to House 1 at Chysauster Ancient Village
The Unexcavated Remains of House 2 Chysauster Ancient Village
The Grand View from Chysauster Ancient Village
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