Carn Brea, Cornwall
Carn Brea is a Neolithic hilltop enclosure on Carn Brea near Redruth, Cornwall. Situated on and around the summit of the strategically important and prominent hill, Carn Brea, are not just a Neolithic hilltop enclosure but evidence of later settlements and a hillfort, a prehistoric field system, a mediæval castle incorporated into an 18th century folly, a deer park, mediæval and later mineral workings, and a pillow mound. The site is within the council area of Cornwall.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1006704.
Place Type: Hillfort
Alternative name(s): Carn_Brea,_Redruth
Historic County: Cornwall
Lat, Long: 50.22178,-5.246122
Grid Reference: SW 6854 4079
Civil Parish: Carn Brea CP
Council Area: Cornwall CA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 300439
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Carn_Brea,_Cornwall_300439
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1006704.
Place Type: Hillfort
Alternative name(s): Carn_Brea,_Redruth
Historic County: Cornwall
Lat, Long: 50.22178,-5.246122
Grid Reference: SW 6854 4079
Civil Parish: Carn Brea CP
Council Area: Cornwall CA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 300439
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Carn_Brea,_Cornwall_300439
Peruse Cornwall on Wikishire

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