Carn Euny

Carn Euny is an archaeological site near , on the Penwith peninsula in , United Kingdom. It consists of evidence of both Iron Age and post-Iron Age settlement, with excavation on the site showing activity at Carn Euny as early as the Neolithic period.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fogou and Caer Bran.

Historic site
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A or fougou is an underground, dry-stone structure found on Iron Age or Romano-British-defended settlement sites in . The original purpose of a is uncertain today.

Archaeological site
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Hill Fort is an archaeological site near and Carn Euny Iron Age village, on the Penwith peninsula in . is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Carn Euny.

Photo: Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boscawen-Ûn is a Bronze Age stone circle close to in Cornwall, UK. It consists of nineteen upright stones in an ellipse with another, leaning, middle stone just south of the centre. is situated 1 mile southeast of Carn Euny.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brane and Grumbla.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet southwest of in west , England, UK. It is in the civil parish of . It is noted for the Carn Euny Iron Age site which lies to the north.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the parish of , , England, UK.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in West , England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the civil parish of St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul approximately four miles northeast of .

Carn Euny

Latitude
50.10271° or 50° 6′ 10″ north
Longitude
-5.6338° or 5° 38′ 2″ west
Open location code
9C2P4938+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1678621967
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1043847
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Welsh—“Carn Euny” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Карн Юні”
  • Chinese: “恩尼古村”
  • Cornish: “Chapeluni”
  • Cornish: “Hendra Chapeluni”
  • Czech: “Carn Euny”
  • Dutch: “Carn Euny”
  • Esperanto: “Carn Euny”
  • German: “Carn Euny”
  • Kashubian: “Carn Euny”
  • Latin: “Carn Euny”
  • Polish: “Carn Euny”
  • Spanish: “Carn Euny”
  • Welsh: “Chapeluni”
  • Welsh: “Hendra Chapeluni”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brane Moor and enclosure.

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