Carn Brea Hillfort — Redruth
Neolithic tor enclosure (3700 BCE) and Iron Age hillfort (600 BCE)·Cornish Neolithic & Iron Age·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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About Carn Brea Hillfort — Redruth
Carn Brea Hillfort — Redruth in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Neolithic tor enclosure (3700 BCE) and Iron Age hillfort (600 BCE) hillfort attributed to Cornish Neolithic & Iron Age. Excavated by Roger Mercer: Neolithic axes and pottery, later Iron Age reoccupation with ramparts. Surveys document interior and comparative analysis.
Why it mattersImportant Cornish Neolithic & Iron Age hillfort of the Cornwall, England region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
- 02Landscape organisation
Theories
- 01Ceremonial aggregation
- 02Subsistence base
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3700 BCE tor enclosure; 600 BCE hillfort
- Period
- Neolithic tor enclosure (3700 BCE) and Iron Age hillfort (600 BCE)
- Culture
- Cornish Neolithic & Iron Age
- Purpose
- Tor enclosure 3 ha with stone walls enclosing granite tor with 13 hut platforms and rampart
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3700 BCE tor enclosure; 600 BCE hillfort
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
50.2220° N · 5.2780° W · 220 m · 3 mapped features
Carn Brea Hillfort — Redruth — Inner Rampart
rampartInner defensive bank
50.2221° N · 5.2779° WCarn Brea Hillfort — Redruth — Entrance Gateway
gatewayOriginal entrance
50.2218° N · 5.2777° WCarn Brea Hillfort — Redruth — Hut Platform Interior
platformHut platform
50.2223° N · 5.2781° W