Conerton (Connerton, Conarditone), manor of, Connerton, Cornwall

A study of the surviving 18th and 19th century maps and account books of the Tehidy estate reveals no evidence of a fish-cellar at Godrevy. However, Charles Henderson records a Basset document from Tehidy, of 1756, entitled 'Observations on reading and inspecting old court rolls Mannor of Tehidy 1656' (RIC, HB/22/22). In this, presentments of wreckage cast ashore at Godrevy in 1656 are discussed, and queries recorded:

Where Maen Gowe in Gwythian is — the Homage having presented a piece of Wreck Timber found there as belonging to the Lord of Tehiddy. Several other presentments at the same place and at Godrevy and Pedn Kea Meane under Godrevy cellar.

'Maen Gowe' appears to be an earlier form of the 'Magow Rocks' of OS 1876 situated at the extreme south end of Godrevy beach where the river Connor marks the boundary between the old manors of Connerton and Tehidy. The meaning of 'Gowe' is now perhaps lost, but 'Pedn Kea Meane' translates as 'the top, or end, of the stone hedge' This is referred to as being 'under Godrevy cellar', and could therefore only refer to a natural feature on the foreshore.

The seaward entrance to Porth Godrevy is flanked by two rock masses, the 'Cleaders' to the north and 'Godrevy Rocks' to the south. Between them is another isolated and unnamed rock mass, thus dividing the approach to the cove from seaward and situated in line with the fish-cellar. The meaning of 'Cleaders' has been discussed by Professor Thomas (1965):

This interesting name is almost certainly a late anglicised plural of dialect cleeta, Cornish 'cleghty', 'belfry', used as a fisherman's taboo-word for a church. Several isolated rocks in this group stick up especially at low or mid-tide, like church spires, and indicate the seaward edge of the rocks to anyone in a boat.