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A HISTORY OF CORNWALL Worcester that there was a castle here, the residence of Edmund, Earl of Cornwall. But as W. of Worcester includes Treryn in St. Levan (List I.) and Castle-an-Dinas in St. Columb (List II.) in the same list, it may not have been a mediaeval castle. Nor does he say that Edmund resided here ; his statement is ' C. Helston dirutum : comes Cor- nubiae Edmundus ' (cf. his reference to Restormel, ' ubi manebat ') ILLOGAN. Near Portreath [Leland, O.S. Ivi. 14. Nance Wood] KEA. At Tregullas, perhaps used as a Plane-an-Gwarre in later times [R.I.C. 29th Rep. (1847), P- 33 and P lan > - S - lxiv - 3] At Goodern [R.I.C. agth Rep. (1847), P- 35 and plan] KENWYN. At Chyvelah p. 42 (as Gwyloweth) 2^ miles west of Truro on the road to Chacewater At Governs [R.I.C. 2gth Rep. (1847), ? 43 anc ^ P^ an ( as Pentinney), I mile N.N.E. of Chyvelah, O.S. Ivii. 10, n, 15] At Langarth, I mile N.N.W. of Chyvelah At Halgarras near Short Lanes End [RJ.C. zgth Rep. (1847), p. 43 and plan, O.S. Ivii. 3] Supposed site of castle (the present Cattle Market) [O.S. Ivii. 12] There was a camp at Gwarnick, i mile north of Short Lanes End, which was destroyed about 1790 [R.I.C. 2<)th Rep. (1847), P- 44 and pl an ] KILKHAMPTON. At Barnacott. Probably the one referred to in Pol. 106 [O.S. iii. 12] At Stowe Wood [R.I.C. (1902), xv. 113, O.S. iii. 4 ; and Winwood Castle, Lysons, ccxlvii, O.S. iv. i. Winsewood Castle] ' Penstowe Castle.' The area is completely filled by three high mounds of earth [O.S. iii. 4] One mile east of Church Town [O.S. iv. 2] LADOCK. At Greens [O.S. xlix. 15 and 16] At Tregeare [O.S. xlix. 14] LANREATH. At Bury Down [Borlase, in Nat. Hist. 325, mentions two here, but only one can be traced now ; Maclean, i. 114 ; Lysons, ccxlviii., says this had a double vallum and there was a small triangular camp 800 feet away to the south-east, O.S. xliii. 7] At Carwen, almost destroyed [R.I.C. 28th Rep. (1846), p. 30 and plan] At Castle Mawgan, not marked on ordnance map. Included here on the authority of Po/whele, who says (p. 120) : 'To the East of Fowey, we have Castle Mawgan and the promontory of Pencarrow.' But it is possible that he was allowing himself to be guided by the names only LANTEGLOS BY CAMELFORD. ' Newbury ' near Helstone [R.I.C. (1902), xv. 1 1 1, O.S. xiv. 15] LAUNCEU.S. At Brays Hill [R.I.C. (1902), xv. 113, O.S. vi. 5] LAWHITTON. At Cal Hill near Church Town [R.I.C. (1902), xv. 114, O.S. xvii. 9] LEWANNICK. At Trelaske Wood [R.I.C. (1902), xv. 113, O.S. xvi. 15] At Trethinna [R.I.C. (1902), xv. 113, O.S. xvi. 10] ' Upton Castle.' This is a small circular work enclosing two square-sided structures built of small stones. The ramparts were made of blocks of elvan laid in horizontal courses without mortar [R.I.C. vol. iii. No. xii. p. 30 ; Rep. (1871), p. 73 ; (1888), ix. 344 and plan; (1902), xv. 114, O.S. xxii. i], Polwhele mentions five in this district by the names ' Ridgehill,' ' Bastreet,' ' Caerneglos,' ' Dryworks ' and ' Deep hatches,' all of which he calls Roman LEZANT. At Carthamartha Wood [RJ.C. (1902), xv. 114, O.S. xxiii. 3] At Castle Park Hill [R.I.C. (1902), xv. 114, O.S. xxiii. 2. Grey Stone Wood] LINKINHORNE. ' Roundbury,' near Browda [R.I.C. (1902), xv. 114, O.S. xxviii. 4] At Church Town [R.I.C. (1902), xv. 114, O.S. xxii. 16] LISKEARD. 'Roundbury.' This camp is in a field i mile north of Liskeard where the St. Cleer road branches off at right-angles eastward to Launceston. Worn down by ploughing it might be easily overlooked [O.S. xxxvi. 2] LUXULIAN. At Innis Downs, 2 miles south-west of Lanivet [O.S. xxxiii. 16] MADRON. Trewern Round [Edmonds, 39, O.S. Ivii. 16] MANACCAN. At Rosemorder [Pol. 125. Entrenchment at Tregidden, O.S. Ixxxi. 2] Near Trenower Thomas marks the following : At Kestle At Treath 466