Hill forts · South West England
Carn Euny
Carn Euny — archaeological site near Sancreed, Cornwall, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance · 7.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Carn Euny is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to AD -199. Owned by English Heritage. Managed by English Heritage. Wikidata describes it as: "archaeological site near Sancreed, Cornwall, England". Coordinates: 50.1023°, -5.6345°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Carn Euny (from Cornish: Karn Uni) is an archaeological site near Sancreed, on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It consists of evidence of both Iron Age and post-Iron Age settlement, with excavation on the site showing activity at Carn Euny as early as the Neolithic period. The first timber huts there were built about 500 BC, and 400-500 years later were replaced by stone huts, the remains of which are still visible. Carn Euny is best known for the well-preserved state of the large fogou, an underground passageway, which is more than 65 feet (20 metres) long. This fogou runs just below the surface of the ground and is roofed with massive stone slabs. The site was abandoned late in the Roman period.
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Background
Architecture
Traces of human activity in Carn Euny have been detected from the early Neolithic period. Iron Age round houses of wattle and daub, mud and wood were built around 500-400 BC, and replaced by stone houses starting in the 1st century BC. Some of these stone houses were "replaced with larger, stone ‘courtyard’ houses" between 200-400 AD, Seven single-room stone houses, of both a round and oval form, and three courtyard houses are in evidence; courtyard houses only being found in Cornwall. At this time the people of Carn Euny lived from agriculture, livestock, trade, and perhaps tin mining. Evidence of farming here includes 40 acres enclosed within a field boundary, which is most likely the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.1023, -5.6345
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Sancreed
- Postcode
- TR20 8RB
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Established
- 200
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance — 7.6 km
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1043847 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Carn Euny (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: CarnEuny1.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carn Euny?
- Carn Euny is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR20 8RB), in the parish of Sancreed.
- When was Carn Euny built?
- Built or established in 200.
- Who runs Carn Euny?
- Carn Euny is operated by English Heritage.
- Is Carn Euny a protected site?
- Yes — Carn Euny is part of the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Carn Euny free to visit?
- Yes, Carn Euny is free to enter.
- How do I get to Carn Euny?
- The nearest railway station is Penzance, about 7.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR20 8RB.