Halliggye is a defended later prehistoric to Romano-British settlement (a Cornish "round") on the Lizard peninsula, occupied from roughly the 5th–4th century BC into the Roman period, probably persisting into the 2nd–3rd century AD. Its most distinctive feature is the Halliggye Fogou, one of the largest and best-preserved souterrains in Cornwall, comprising a stone-lined, lintelled passage system over 27 m long with a side passage and a low "creep."
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The site sits well beyond the formal Roman administrative zone and reflects the persistence of native Cornish settlement forms and ritual/utilitarian underground architecture throughout the Roman occupation, when the Lizard remained largely outside direct Roman control but engaged with wider trade networks (notably in tin). Halliggye is the type-example by which other Cornish fogous are commonly compared, owing to its scale and preservation.
The fogou was investigated in the 19th century and re-examined in the 1980s by Startin and later by the Cornwall Archaeological Unit, clarifying its construction within the rampart of the enclosing round; finds have been modest, with some Iron Age and Romano-British pottery, but no rich assemblage. The surrounding round itself has seen limited modern excavation, and debate continues over whether fogous functioned for storage, refuge, or ritual purposes.
Halliggye is a defended later prehistoric to Romano-British settlement (a Cornish "round") on the Lizard peninsula, occupied from roughly the 5th–4th century BC into the Roman period, probably persisting into the 2nd–3rd century AD. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a site site from the Roman period in Britain.
Later prehistoric to Roman round incorporating contemporary fogou at Halliggye is classified as a Roman site — a civilian site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.
Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Iron Age or Romano-British Round, 660m west of Helford (4.5 km), Romano-British defended settlement 340m ESE of Grambla (4.9 km), Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm (18.1 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.
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