Talk:Chysauster Ancient Village

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How does filling in a fogou under archaeological supervision to preserve it and stop it from caving in on the public constitute negligent damage? The article implies that the entire village was destroyed by evil government agencies. It is still open to the public. The fogou was covered because it was dangerous- sure, this is not a strong argument and yes it could have been rebuilt using different materials but then it would have been a different site. adamsan

Controversy over the site
Why was this text removed ? - please discuss before removing further text.

In 1999 there was some controversy regarding this site and others under the care of the English Heritage organisation. The Cornish Stannary Parliament wrote to English Heritage asking them to remove all signs bearing their name from Cornish sites by July 1999 as they regard the ancient sites as Cornish heritage, not English. Over eleven months eighteen signs were removed by members of the Cornish Stannary and a letter was sent to English Heritage saying "The signs have been confiscated and held as evidence of English cultural aggression in Cornwall. Such racially motivated signs are deeply offensive and cause distress to many Cornish people". (see external BBC link). *Cornish Stannary Parliament tackles cultural aggression in Cornwall *BBC news - Historic signs case trio bound over

The bias of this paragraph is currently being discussed at Talk:Tintagel Castle Putney Bridge 23:18, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Hello, I am currently researching weaknesses in the statutory system for ancient monuments in Cornwall, and I expected to see something on the controversy at the Chysauster page, and the well known issue of damage to the fogou. Looking closer I can see that this has been removed from the page. Will this be put back? It seems odd that Wikipedia has omitted this. Information on this topic is available elsewhere in paper published form, and online in newspaper articles. Thank you. Artowalos (talk) 10:50, 23 June 2021 (UTC)Artowalos

Roman site
Although the site was in existence throughout the Roman period, it was inhabited by the Celtic tribe, not the Romans. Should it have the "Romans in Cornwall" category? MortimerCat 06:34, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
 * No. I've removed it now.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:48, 17 June 2009 (UTC)