Halliggye Fogou

Halliggye Fogou is one of many fogous in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

The site is under the guardianship of English Heritage, and managed by the Trelowarren Estate, where the fogou is located. Entry to the fogou is free but there is a charge to enter the rest of the Trelowarren Estate.

The Halliggye Fogou consists of a long narrow tunnel leading to three sectioned chambers, and a window-like entrance which was dug in Victorian times by supposed treasure hunters (this has since been filled in).

The complex of passages has a roof and walls of stone, and is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.

It was described by Sir Richard Vyvyan in his "Account of the ‘fogou’ or cave at Halligey, Trelowarren", in the Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall (1885, viii. 256–58) In 1861, J. T. Blight wrote a comprehensive description and drafted plans of the fogou in conjunction with Sir Richard Vyvyan, the landowner who listed finds as a vase containing ashes and a roughly made cup, both of Celtic manufacture, and animal bones possibly from a deer.

In the 1980s, a series of small excavations were carried out by English Heritage mainly to clear debris from the passage to aid examination and repair work after routine ploughing of the field, when the blade of the plough breached the roof of the main chamber: this hole has since been turned into an entrance stairway for visitors. Pottery found during excavations has included local Iron Age cordoned wares and some sherds of Roman Samian ware from southern Gaul.

It was used during the Second World War by the Manaccan Auxiliary Unit as an explosives and ammunition store.

See also

  • Petrosomatoglyph Symbolism

External links

Listed in the following categories:
Post a comment
Tips & Hints
Arrange By:
James McLachlan
24 August 2013
Bring a torch!
Load more comments
foursquare.com
6.9/10
17 people have been here
Map
2 Far Cottages, Trelowarren, Mawgan, Helston TR12 6AH, UK Get directions

Halliggye Fogou on Foursquare

Halliggye Fogou on Facebook

Other languages

Hotels nearby

See all hotels See all
Budock Vean Hotel

starting $138

Trengilly Wartha Inn

starting $127

Premier Inn Helston

starting $0

Polurrian Bay Hotel

starting $137

The Angel Hotel

starting $111

Fig Tree House

starting $88

Recommended sights nearby

See all See all
Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Kennack Sands

Kennack Sands is a beach and sand-dune system on the east coast of the

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Poldark Mine

Poldark Mine was a tin mine in Cornwall worked sometime between 1720

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Lizard Lighthouse

The Lizard Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Lizard Point in Cornwall,

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Pendennis Castle

Pendennis Castle is a Henrician castle, also known as one of Henry

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
King Edward Mine

The King Edward Mine at Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom is a

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
St Mawes Castle

St Mawes Castle (Cornish: Kastel Lannvowsedh) is an artillery fort

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
South Wheal Frances Mine

South Wheal Frances is a former mine accessing the copper and tin of

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Dolcoath mine

Dolcoath mine was a copper and tin mine in Camborne, Cornwall, in the

See all nearby places

Similar tourist attractions

See all See all
Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu, 'Old Peak', pronounced ]) is a

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Acropolis of Athens

The Acropolis of Athens is the best known acropolis (Gr. akros, akron,

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Old Town, Al-'Ula

The Old Town is an archaeological site near Al-'Ula, Medina Province,

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Persepolis

Persepolis (Шаблон:Audio Old Persian: Pārsa, Modern Persian: تخت جم

Add to wishlist
I've been here
Visited
Temple of Poseidon, Sounion

The ancient Greek temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, built during

See all similar places