OSMap: LR190
Type: Fortlet
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NGRef: SX1497 OSMap: LR190 Type: Fortlet |
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There is evidence of a small Roman fortlet or lookout post situated on the promontory just west of St. Gennys in Cornwall, between Cambeak and Dizzard Point. This fortlet and a similar one located a few miles to the north at Morwenstow, are thought to belong to the early invasion period prior to the Roman conquest of Wales, and were evidently built to keep a close watch on coastal traffic in the Bristol Channel, along with other, similar fortlets further east along the coast at Old Burrow and Martinhoe in Devon.
