Carn Euny, Archaeological site in Penwith peninsula, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Carn Euny is an archaeological site with remains of several round stone dwellings arranged around paved courtyards, with walls preserved to roughly one meter in height. The structures sit on sloping ground and create a network of spaces that still clearly shows how the settlement was laid out.
The first settlement began around 200 BC with wooden buildings that were later replaced by sturdier stone structures. These stone buildings were constructed from the 1st century BC onward, and people lived here until roughly 400 AD when the community moved away.
The name comes from an old Celtic settlement, and visitors can see traces of how people arranged their living spaces around courtyards and shared areas. Walking through the site helps you understand how communities organized themselves around daily tasks like farming and caring for livestock.
You can visit the site free of charge and park your vehicle in the nearby hamlet of Brane, with marked paths leading across farmland to reach the ruins. The ground is generally accessible on foot, though sturdy shoes are wise since you walk across fields to get there.
Beneath the surface lies an underground stone passage called a fogou that stretches for roughly 20 meters underground. This tunnel was built from massive stone slabs and represents a construction method found almost nowhere else in Britain.
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