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HER Number:16048.60
Name:CAER BRAN - Post Medieval prospecting pit

Summary

Several prospecting pits, lode-back pits and other mining-related features have disturbed the ramparts and interior of Caer Bran

Grid Reference:SW 4074 2903
Parish:Sancreed, Penwith, Cornwall
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Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument CO98: Caer Bran

Other References/Statuses

  • Heritage at Risk (National): English Heritage, South West
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 16048.60

Monument Type(s):

Full description

Several prospecting pits, lode-back pits and other mining-related features have disturbed the ramparts and interior of Caer Bran (b1). They are part of a linear complex of mining remians which run across the site in a north-west to south-east direction.


Lawson-Jones, A. & Herring, P, 1995, Caer Bran: An Archaeological Assessment (Cornwall Event Report). SCO1538.

Sources / Further Reading

---SCO1538 - Cornwall Event Report: Lawson-Jones, A. & Herring, P. 1995. Caer Bran: An Archaeological Assessment.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • ECO256 - Caer Bran

Related records

16048Part of: CAER BRAN - Bronze Age cairn, Bronze Age hillfort, Iron Age hillfort, Iron Age hut circle (Monument)