Halliggye Fogou TR12 6AF
Entry: Free for everyone
Open: seasonal - check website
Dogs: on leads
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About:
Situated at the top of the hill, the fogou is a complex of underground passages built with massive stone slabs. It is thought to have been constructed in the 5th or 4th centuries BC, in the middle Iron Age.
Fogous, from the Cornish word ‘ogo’ meaning cave, are found only in the far west of Cornwall. Their original function is unclear. They may have been used to store valuables, or as refuges. Fogous could also have been places of ceremony and ritual.
The fogou was built within a small farming settlement known as a round, surrounded by an earthwork enclosure. Over 2,000 such settlements, dating from the Iron Age and Romano-British period, are known in Cornwall.
The round at Halliggye was probably home to several family groups, who lived in four or five houses. Pottery found during recent excavations suggests that the settlement was occupied for 700 years, probably until the end of the Roman period.

Parking:
There is charged parking available in the Trelowarren Estate, free to English Heritage members

Facilities:
None

Notes:
If you would like to explore the full 30 metres of this mysterious passage we advise you to bring a torch. The steep steps down into the fogou can be slippery 
The Fogou is blocked from October until April due to roosting Greater Horseshoe bats. Entry to the Fogou is free, but the rest of the estate is not managed by English Heritage and charges may apply.

Contact:
Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk
Tel: 0370 3331181