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A previously unknown stone circle has been uncovered close to a Cornish town. The discovery took place as archaeological surveys of Castilly Henge, near Bodmin, have been carried out as part of a project to conserve and better understand the site.New research by Historic England and the Cornwall Archaeology Unit (CAU) revealed a previously unknown stone circle inside the ancient henge. The sheer scale of it can be seen in pictures shared by Historic England in this article.The site has now been fenced, allowing it to be grazed by animals without damaging the structure at the site which is one...

A team of archaeologists from the University of Exeter has found a Roman fort dating from the 1st Century AD in fields in Cornwall. Several items of pottery have been excavated and a furnace which may have been used to smelt minerals. Researchers said the find at Calstock, close to a silver mine, could show for the first time the Romans' interest in exploiting Cornish minerals. Very little is known so far about the Roman occupation in Cornwall... Archaeologists became interested in the site when they found references in medieval documents to the smelting of silver "at the old castle"...