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Multi-periodSite Name: Carn Brea EnclosureCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Camborne Nearest Village: Carn Brea
Map Ref: SW685407 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.220896N Longitude: 5.246674W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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LiveAndrew visited on 25th Mar 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Yet another visit. Walked directly from my front door in the middle of Redruth, to St Euny's Well, up to the North slope of the Carn. Worked my way up to Carn Brea Well and after a brief visit to the west summit and the Basset monument I spent most of my time on the East summit and the remains of the rampart on the Southern slope. Unfortunately, my camera somehow changed settings and the subsequent photos were a little over-exposed.
ClementW visited on 28th Aug 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 I recommend this site based on the huge array of large stones scattered about the site, and the expansive views over the northern coast of Cornwall. I accessed this on foot from central Redruth via Carn Brea village (around 25 minutes) and a steep climb is involved; next time I plan to access it from the other side of the hill at Carnkie. The hillside is rich in vegetation and feels a peaceful, reflective place to be.
ajmp3003 visited on 4th Apr 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4
lucasn visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5
LiveAndrew LiveAndrew hamish have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.25 Ambience: 3.75 Access: 4.25
A small number of radiocarbon dates were taken from block wood in one area, yielding dates of 3900-3650 (BM 825), 3600-3350 (BM 824), and 3530-3310 (BM 823) cal BC (Mercer 1981, 63).
The majority of the finds came from the upper, eastern summit enclosure which seems to have been the centre of occupation attention. At one excavation site the array of post and stake holes suggest the outline of a small timber building. In the centre of the hill’s saddle are a number of later prehistoric round house bases. Much of the site has been damaged by mining, quarrying and the building of a monument and a castle. The site is also being overrun by dense vegetation.
On the northern edge of the Carnmenellis granite massif moorland.
Source: The Early Neolithic Tor Enclosures of Southwest Britain, Simon R. Davies
The University of Birmingham Ph.D Thesis (PDF)
Page originally by Vicky
Note: Finds from Carn Brea can be seen in the Cornwall County Museum in Truro.
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