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Fogou

A fogou or fougou (pronounced "foo-goo") is an underground, dry-stone structure found on Iron Age or Romano-British-defended settlement sites in Cornwall. The original purpose of a fogou is uncertain today. Colloquially called vugs, vows, foggos, giant holts, or fuggy holes in various dialects, fogous have similarities with souterrains or earth-houses of…

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Avg. degree1.95
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related to history · 13
Fogou → An, Fogous, Gaul, In, Ireland, Iron Age, It, One, Other, Puebloans, Rosal, Strathnaver, Sutherland
related to Cold storage hypothesis · 11
Fogou → Although, Ashpits, Britain, Carn Euny, Diodorus Siculus, Iron Age, Saint Kilda, Scotland, Treveneague, Trewardreva, Where
related to Sites · 11
Fogou → Boleigh Fogou, Carn Euny, Constantine, Halliggye Fogou, Lamorna, Other, Pendeen Vau, Piskey Hall, Pixie's Hall, Trelowarren, Trewardreva
related to Bibliography · 10
Fogou → Cornwall, Gothic Image Publications, ISBN, Jo, Journey, May, Rowe, Tempus Publishing Limited, Toni-maree, Underworld
related to External links · 10
Fogou → Bronze Age, Celtic Stone StructuresFogou, Chart, Cornwall, Local History, MapsA Researcher's Guide, Neolithic, Pretanic World, The Lizard, The Megalithic Portal1860 OS
related to Function · 7
Fogou → Boden, Carn Euny, Excavated, Fogous, Halliggye, It, Many
related to Construction · 5
Fogou → Fogous, Halliggye Fogou, Pendeen Vau, They, Trelowarren

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fogous found souterrains cornwall storage isbn sites may use underground age scotland food evidence iron purpose halliggye boden function stone

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milkinstance ofor storage of dairy products0.80text
butterinstance ofor storage of dairy products0.80text
and cheese where natural moulds would assist in preservation of perishable foodstuffs.Ashpits found at Trewardrevainstance ofor storage of dairy products0.80text
in the circular side-chamber at Carn Euny were probably for preserving gulls' eggsinstance ofor storage of dairy products0.80text
as was done on Saint Kilda in Scotlandinstance ofor storage of dairy products0.80text
Iron Age villagesinstance ofFogous are often associated with dwellings0.80text
Fogourelated to BibliographyMay0.60section
Fogourelated to BibliographyJo0.60section
Fogourelated to BibliographyJourney0.60section
Fogourelated to BibliographyUnderworld0.60section
Fogourelated to BibliographyGothic Image Publications0.60section
Fogourelated to BibliographyISBN0.60section

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