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| HER Number: | 18163.21 |
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| Name: | CARN BREA - Neolithic settlement |
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Summary
Traces of structures on the eastern summit of Carn Brea may represent occupation prior to the construction of the Tor Enclosure
Protected Status
- Conservation Area: CARN BREA
- Scheduled Monument CO79: Carn Brea Castle
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 18163.21
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW64SE 113.2
Monument Type(s):
Full description
Structures excavated on sites J and K to the south and west of the Castle on the eastern summit of Carn Brea may represent a phase of occupation in the early Neolithic prior to the construction of the Tor Enclosure (b1).
<1> Mercer, R, 1981, Excavations at Carn Brea, Illogan, 56-58 (Article in Journal). SCO3929.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO3929 - Article in Journal: Mercer, R. 1981. Excavations at Carn Brea, Illogan. Cornish Archaeology. 20. 1-204. 56-58. |
Associated Finds
- FCO1258 - SHERD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2501 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 18163 | Part of: CARN BREA - Neolithic tor enclosure, Iron Age hillfort (Monument) |
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