Callestick

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|country = England

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|official_name= Callestick

|cornish_name= Kellestek

|civil_parish=Perranzabuloe

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|region= South West England

|constituency_westminster= Truro & Falmouth

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Callestick ({{IPAc-en|k|ə|ˈ|l|ɛ|s|t|ɪ|k}} {{Respell|kə|LESS|tik}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VpLflOjnNk|title=Callestick Ice Cream short film|accessdate=31 December 2019}} {{langx|kw|Kellestek}}) is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is {{convert|5|mi|km}} north-west from Truro and about {{convert|1|mi|km}} south of Perranzabuloe. Little Callestick lies to the northeast, near Chyverton House.Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961 The name Callestick comes from the Cornish language roots kell "cell" and Estek, a personal name.[https://www.akademikernewek.org.uk/place-names/content/callestick Akademi Kernewek place names – Kellestek]

The manor of Callestick was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) when it was held by Robert, Count of Mortain from Bodmin Monastery; before 1066 it had been held by a thane from the monastery. There was 1 hide of land and land for 4 ploughs. There were 12 serfs, 10 acres of woodland, 2 cattle and 30 sheep. The value of the manor was 3 shillings though it had formerly been worth £1 sterling.Thorn, C. et al., ed. (1979) Cornwall. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 4,9

Callestick lies between {{convert|155|ft|m}} and {{convert|350|ft|m}} above sea level.

Landmarks

About {{convert|250|yards|m}} to the north-west of the settlement is an English Heritage scheduled monument. It is the remains of a small round enclosure (called a round) of a type that dates back to sometime between the latter part of the Iron Age and post-Roman Britain. The round at Callestock Veor appears to be of a circular hut and is in a reasonable condition compared to other examples of these sites. It was probably the dwelling of a pre-historic farmer and other examples of such sites nearby have dated back to the Bronze Age with the earliest such examples at around 1,700BC.{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/Metadata_for_magic/rsm/32944.pdf|title=Extract from English Heritage's listing for national monument 32944|publisher=DEFRA|accessdate=8 January 2016}} Just to the north of the A30 road and at around {{convert|0.7|mi|km}} south-west of Callestick is a bowl barrow which is a scheduled ancient monument.{{cite web|url=http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1016103|title= English Heritage listing for ancient monument 1016103 at Callestick Vean|accessdate=8 January 2016|publisher=English Heritage}} A bowl barrow is a funerary monument that was built sometime in the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age (generally to the period 2400-1500 BC). The bowl barrow at Callestick Vean is a low mound, approximately {{convert|0.5|yard|m}} high and with a diameter of around {{convert|22|yard|m}}. This bowl barrow is unusual in that it is on relatively low-lying ground; normally bowl barrows are constructed in a more prominent position, such as a hill top. A little further to the west, a further pair of bowl barrows lie close together and are also listed monument.

About {{convert|0.5|mi|km}} to the south-east of Callestick is the West Weal Chiverton mine. It was mainly a lead mine producing over 45,000 tons of high grade lead and over one million ounces of silver between 1859 and 1886.{{cite web|url=http://www.cornwallinfocus.co.uk/mining/westchiv.php|title=West Weal Chiverton Mine|publisher=Cornwall in Focus|accessdate=8 January 2015}}

References

Category:Hamlets in Cornwall

Category:Manors in Cornwall