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DTSTART:20220911T103000Z
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URL:https://cornisharchaeology.org.uk/events/guided-walk-coombe-cowlands-t
 regew-and-roundwood-in-kea-and-feock/
SUMMARY:Guided Walk – Coombe\, Cowlands\, Tregew and Roundwood\, in Kea a
 nd Feock
DESCRIPTION:Walk Description\n\nThe hamlet of Coombe lies only four miles b
 y road from Truro\, yet in terms of its peace and tranquillity it could be
  a hundred miles away. Few know of the existence of Coombe as it is at the
  end of a no through road and on no tourist trail. It must be one of the v
 ery few places in Cornwall where nothing has been built since the 1930s. I
 n large part this is due to the Tregothnan Estate which owns the majority 
 of the village\, but also due to the National Trust which owns the land on
  the other side of the creek.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n\n\nThe village of Coombe\n\n\
 n&nbsp\;\n\nCoombe was renowned for its Kea plum orchards – every Septem
 ber in Helston there was a Kea plum fair – and we will visit these ancie
 nt orchards. It was once the centre of the oyster industry on the Fal\, so
 me of the working boats still exist as well as the tanks in which the oyst
 ers were kept. We will also walk through the coppice oak woods which were 
 another important part of the local economy. On the walk around Coombe\, w
 e will look at the houses and see how the hamlet evolved. In addition\, ov
 erlooking King Harry Ferry we will look at the exterior of Halwyn\, probab
 ly the oldest surviving domestic house in Kea\, look at the ferry crossing
  across the Fal at Tolverne and discuss the remains of medieval strips whi
 ch were part of the open field system. One aspect of Coombe has changed a 
 great deal in the last decade\, many of the old fields have been planted w
 ith tea by Tregothnan Estate and we will be able to visit these plantation
 s.\n\nCoombe maintained a unique way of life right through into the 1960s 
 and 1970s. The cycle meant there was constant employment – the oyster in
 dustry over the winter months\, coppicing the oak woods in early spring\, 
 sending primroses and violets to market in spring\, fishing over the summe
 r\, and then harvesting plums and apples during the autumn. All this will 
 be examined as we walk around Coombe.\n\nIn the second part of the walk\, 
 we turn our attention to earlier times as we pass the head of Cowlands Cre
 ek and enter Feock parish. Climbing past the medieval hamlet of Tregew we 
 will consider the fairly recently recognised hillfort on the high ground t
 o the west of the much better-known Roundwood promontory fort. CAS members
  have contributed to our understanding of the context of the hillfort thro
 ugh undertaking fieldwalking.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n\n\nThe north shore of Lamouth
  creek\n\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nFrom the hilltop we will be able to consider how Co
 ombe\, Cowlands and Roundwood fit into the wider historic landscape around
  the Fal ria before dropping down to the promontory fort with its round an
 d beyond that the once-busy quays where copper\, coal and other goods were
  imported and exported. Our walk continues along National Trust paths besi
 de the north shore of Lamouth Creek before returning to Coombe via Cowland
 s.\n\n\n\nPlease note – COVID 19\n\nPlease observe fully any NHS guidanc
 e on Covid at the time. If Covid restrictions on group events or numbers o
 f attendees are in place at the time\, the walk will be postponed until fu
 rther notice.
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CATEGORIES:Walks
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