Chapel Carn Brea

remains at the summit of Chapel Carn Brea]] The hill is an important historical site showing evidence of Neolithic and early Bronze Age activity, as well as the remains of the thirteenth century chapel from which it is named. On the slopes and summit there were once eleven barrows, but only seven now remain, mostly in a poor state. To the west of the summit is an early Neolithic long cairn with dimensions of 11 m long and built within a natural granite outcrop which extends it length by 26 m. On the summit is a 9 m diameter entrance grave (also known as chambered cairn) which had a south-facing entrance and was built in the late Neolithic. The chamber was 2.7 m long, 1.1 m wide and 1.2 m…