Chysauster Ancient Village

Chysauster Ancient Village is a late Iron Age and Romano-British village of courtyard houses in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom [1]. Chysauster lies in southwest Cornwall in the Penwith District [1]. It is located about 5 km north of Penzance at 175 m above sea level [1]. Chysauster village is believed to have been inhabited from about 100 BC until the 3rd century AD; it was primarily agricultural and unfortified and probably occupied by members of the Dumnonii tribe [1]. The village consists of the remains of around 10 courtyard houses, each around 30 metres in diameter [1]. Eight of the houses form two distinct rows, and each house had an open central courtyard surrounded by a number of thatched rooms [1].