St. Gennys High Cliff Signal Station
Fortlet
There is evidence of a small Roman fortlet or lookout post situated on the promontory just west of St. Gennys in Cornwall, between Cambeak and Dizzard Point. This fortlet and a similar one located a few miles to the north at Morwenstow, are thought to belong to the early invasion period prior to the Roman conquest of Wales, and were evidently built to keep a close watch on coastal traffic in the Bristol Channel, along with other, similar fortlets further east along the coast at Old Burrow and Martinhoe in Devon.
References for St Gennys
- Roman Britain and the Roman Navy by David J.F. Mason (Tempus, Stroud, 2003) fig.30 and accompanying text.
Map References for St Gennys
NGRef: SX1497 OSMap: LR190
Roman Roads near St Gennys
None identified
Sites near St. Gennys High Cliff Signal Station
- Morwenstow Signal Station (21 km)
Fortlet - Nanstallon Fort (29 km)
Neronian Auxiliary Fort (AD 54–68) - Restormel Roman Fortlet (33 km)
Fortlet - Calstock Roman Fort (39 km)
Claudian Auxiliary Fort (AD 43–54) - Hatherleigh Moor (43 km)
Pottery - Trevelgue Head (44 km)
Iron Age Hillfort, Mine, Settlement and Tin Mine - Okehampton Roman Fortlet (46 km)
Fortlet - Okehampton Roman Fort (46 km)
Claudian Auxiliary Fort (AD 43–54) - Alverdiscott Camp (48 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Nemetostatio Roman Fort (53 km)
British Temple Or Shrine, Claudian Auxiliary Fort (AD 43–54) and Marching or Temporary Camp