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There are two magnificent and well-preserved courtyard house settlements in West Penwith: Carn Euny and Chysauster. Courtyard houses are only found in this area and the Isles of Scilly and are notable for their arrangements of multiple rooms (originally with thatched roofs) surrounding a central courtyard. The houses lined streets – at Chysauster nine housesContinue reading “Chysauster”