Lescudjack Castle (EN) / Kastel Nanskosek (KW)

Type: 
Historic Site
Parish: 
Penzance
Hundred: 
Penwith
Elements: 

kastel

Meaning: 
castle

kosek

Meaning: 
abounding in woodland

nans

Meaning: 
valley
Elements notes: 
<kastel> 'castle' + <nans> ‘valley’ + <kosek> ‘wooded’ {<koos> ‘wood’ + <-ek> adjectival suffix}
Historic forms: 
Lanscoedek 1284, Lanscoisek 1302, 1361, Lanscoegek 1327, Lescosack 1628, Lescogiacke 1672