About Carn Euny Ancient Village

Half a mile North of Brane, West Penwith (OS map203; ref SW 402288)
A well-preserved Iron Age village with a stunning fogou, an underground chamber whose purpose is unclear. Lying on the south west slope of Caer Brane, this courtyard house settlement of the Iron Age and Romano-British periods was occupied from about 500 BC to AD 400. It is especially noted for its well-preserved souterrain or fogou which leads to a beautiful corbelled inner chamber. Like its larger contemporary village not far away at Chysauster (English Heritage), Carn Euny consists of a number of “courtyard houses” of a type unique to West Cornwall. Rooms, huts, workshops and stables are built around a central courtyard, with a substantial doorway leading from the courtyard to the lanes and “streets” of the village.
Information and photo courtesy of Cornwall Heritage Trust
Brane Sancreed, Penzance, website
Closest town: St Just

Places to stay near Carn Euny Ancient Village:

Glebe Farmhouse (Holiday Park) St Just (0.24 miles)
Moor Magy (Holiday Park) St Just (0.57 miles)
Dew Cottage (Cottage) St Just (0.60 miles)
Garden Cottage, Penzance (Holiday Park) St Just (0.69 miles)
Tredinnay Farm Cottage (Self Catering) Penzance (0.88 miles)
Cardinney Caravan and Camping Park (Camping and Caravanning Site) Penzance (0.88 miles)
The Tack House (Cottage) St Just (0.89 miles)
Anjarden Byre (Holiday Park) Newlyn (0.98 miles)
An Gwel (Holiday Park) Sennen (1.08 miles)
Azalea Cottage-uk37206 (Cottage) Newlyn (1.12 miles)
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Beaches Nearby:

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Porth Nanven Cove (3.20 miles) Quiet rocky beach close to St Just. Take your dog and go exploring! Not a good family beach, no lifeguards...
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