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Chysauster Ancient Village
50.1610° N, -5.5402° E
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Chysauster Ancient Village (Cornish: Chisylvester, meaning Sylvester's house) 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. The village included eight to ten houses, each with its own internal courtyard. To the south east is the remains of a fogou, an underground structure of uncertain function.
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Occupation begins
c. 100 BC
Occupation ends
3rd century AD
Fogou recorded
c. 1847
Borlase excavation
1873
Fogou blocked for safety
late 20th century
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