Boleigh Fogou

Boleigh Fogou
Jim Champion · CC BY-SA 2.0

Boleigh Fogou is an Iron Age underground dry-stone passage near St Buryan in Cornwall, considered one of the best-preserved fogous in the county. Unusual for having more than one entrance, it features a main passage with classic dry-stone and lintel construction plus a side chamber. Excavation yielded Iron Age pottery and a carved figure with a raised arm holding an unidentified object, possibly a spear. A 1996 Time Team investigation discovered remains of an early Iron Age house enclosed by an oval wall adjacent to the fogou, suggesting ritual or ceremonial use.

TypeInfrastructure
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates50.0715° N, 5.5829° W

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