Roundwood Quay
For those of you who watched Countryfile last Sunday you may recall an item about the Iron Age Fort at Roundwood Quay near Trelissick in Cornwall . I have stayed a number of times in The Engine House N.T. holiday cottage at Trelissick and on one occasion took the walk to Roundwood Quay . So here are a few shots , it is not easy to discern the fort if you are not an expert but here are a number of shots I hope in the right direction . The last shot in the group is taken across the water of Lamouth Creek looking at Roundwood Quay with the fort hidden in the trees behind .
The hillfort, also called promontory fort, is an impressive prehistoric survival. It dates to the Iron Age and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. What makes it unique is that it consists of a double enclosure, rather than a single one. Therefore, the woodland around the monument is carefully managed to protect it.
Because the monument is quite sizeable and situated amidst trees, it is not easy to take in. To get a sense of the extent, I like walking around both enclosures. I try to imagine what it must have looked like when Iron Age people had their camp here and looked at the same view.
Down at the waterfront you find remnants of the historic quay, which are even more visible from across the creeks. The 18th-century structure is grade II listed. Most likely it was first used for copper smelting and the quay does have an industrial feel. During the ownership of Ralph Allen Daniel (1813-1823) the quay was restored and given new life.
The new life turned into many lives, as the quayside had a lime house, a Malthouse, a sawpit for shipbuilding and a coal yard over time. All of these fit with the industrial character, which is why I find the more remarkable uses of the quayside so striking. Once there was a tea garden and a boat hiring business. But most extraordinarily, Daniel built an ornamental cottage which is said to have included a temporary ballroom. There cannot be many estates that once had a purpose-built space for dancing on the quayside. It really shows why Trelissick is seen as such a dynamic estate.
( last few paragraphs taken from N.T. webpage on Trelissick )
Roundwood Quay
For those of you who watched Countryfile last Sunday you may recall an item about the Iron Age Fort at Roundwood Quay near Trelissick in Cornwall . I have stayed a number of times in The Engine House N.T. holiday cottage at Trelissick and on one occasion took the walk to Roundwood Quay . So here are a few shots , it is not easy to discern the fort if you are not an expert but here are a number of shots I hope in the right direction . The last shot in the group is taken across the water of Lamouth Creek looking at Roundwood Quay with the fort hidden in the trees behind .
The hillfort, also called promontory fort, is an impressive prehistoric survival. It dates to the Iron Age and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. What makes it unique is that it consists of a double enclosure, rather than a single one. Therefore, the woodland around the monument is carefully managed to protect it.
Because the monument is quite sizeable and situated amidst trees, it is not easy to take in. To get a sense of the extent, I like walking around both enclosures. I try to imagine what it must have looked like when Iron Age people had their camp here and looked at the same view.
Down at the waterfront you find remnants of the historic quay, which are even more visible from across the creeks. The 18th-century structure is grade II listed. Most likely it was first used for copper smelting and the quay does have an industrial feel. During the ownership of Ralph Allen Daniel (1813-1823) the quay was restored and given new life.
The new life turned into many lives, as the quayside had a lime house, a Malthouse, a sawpit for shipbuilding and a coal yard over time. All of these fit with the industrial character, which is why I find the more remarkable uses of the quayside so striking. Once there was a tea garden and a boat hiring business. But most extraordinarily, Daniel built an ornamental cottage which is said to have included a temporary ballroom. There cannot be many estates that once had a purpose-built space for dancing on the quayside. It really shows why Trelissick is seen as such a dynamic estate.
( last few paragraphs taken from N.T. webpage on Trelissick )