Chûn Castle (EN) / Kastel Chi an Woon (KW)

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

kastel

Meaning: 
castle

chi

Meaning: 
house

an

Meaning: 
the

goon

Meaning: 
downs
Elements notes: 
<kastel> 'castle' + <chi> ‘house’ + <an> ‘the’ + <goon> ‘down’
Historic forms: 
Castle Anowthan 1584 (possible identification)(Russell, 1971, p40, citing from Norden, 1584) Castle Choon c.1740 (Pool, 1985) Choon Castle 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Ch’ûn Castle 1769 (Borlase, 1769, p232) (Bond, 2009) Choon Castle 1884 (Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009) Chywoon Castle 1884 (entrenchment in Morvah)(Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009) Chûn Castle 1888 (hillfort)(OS, 6”, 1888) (Bond, 2009) Chun Castle 1960 (hillfort)(Thomas, 1960, p56) Chûn Castle 1974 (OS 1974) Chûn Castle 2005 (settlement)(OS, 1:25000, 2005) (Bond, 2009)