A reconstruction illustration showing the main room of Courtyard House 1 at Mawgan Porth as it may have appeared in the 10th century, with people at work in the living area and cattle in the byre

Date:
1955
Location:
Mawgan Porth Early Medieval Settlement, Mawgan-In-Pydar, Cornwall
Reference:
IC136/002
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

The image is reproduced on the front cover and page 8 of the English Heritage publication 'Mawgan Porth: A settlement of the late Saxon period on the north Cornish coast: Excavations 1949-52, 1954 and 1974' by Rupert Bruce-Mitford.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC136 Mawgan Porth Early Medieval Settlement, Cornwall; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Crown Copyright. Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Sorrell, Alan Ernest

Keywords

Early Medieval Longhouse, Early Medieval Courtyard House, Early Medieval Settlement