Lanherne

In the civil parish of Mawgan In Pydar.
In the historic county of Cornwall (Modern Authority of Cornwall, 1974 county of Cornwall).

Convent which was the former house of the Arundell family, it is dated to C16 and includes an earlier building. Later additions can be dated to C17, C18 and C19 and include the chapel. The building consists of 2 parallel ranges with the inner range the earlier. Ditch remains on west side of house. The house was built by one of the earlier Arundells in whose family the Manor had been since 1231, when the marriage to Lady Alice Fulcar, heiress of Lanherne, the manor passed to Sir Remphrey Arundell.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

listed building

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The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SW87196591

PastScape number; 429177

Books

Salter, Mike, 1999, The Castles of Devon and Cornwall (Malvern) p47 [slight]
Knowles, David and Hadcock, R Neville, 1971, Medieval religious houses in England and Wales (Longman) p476
Henderson, Charles, 1925, The Cornish church guide and parochial history of Cornwall p134
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p360

Journal Articles

Sheppard, P., 1978, Cornish Archaeology Vol17 p121-2

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Lanherne

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SW87196591

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