The entrance to the Iron Age underground passage or fogou at Carn Euny, Cornwall.pic.twitter.com/P23dQSqH0Z
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Close-up of the wall of Carn Euny's underground round chamber showing the phosphorescent moss that covers it.pic.twitter.com/e6zIRBKh8L
For more on the Iron Age fogou and the associated Romano-British courtyard houses at Carn Euny, Cornwall, see http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/carn-euny-ancient-village/history/ … & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1013802 …pic.twitter.com/7yGdTVVWFj
An lovely aerial shot of Carn Euny village; the visible courtyard houses have walls up to a metre high and date from the Romano-British era :) http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/carn-euny-ancient-village/ …pic.twitter.com/U33b16y6t1
View over one of the Roman-British courtyard houses at Carn Euny.pic.twitter.com/RkKLgtveJv
Some very well-preserved Roman-British courtyard houses are also visible at Chysauster, Cornwall, around 5 miles from Carn Euny, although the fogou at this site can't be accessed.pic.twitter.com/RbFHiCqCYh
Another view of the surviving Roman-era courtyard houses at Chysauster, Cornwall.pic.twitter.com/8rvkod7PWI
So when was this constructed Dr Caitlin?
The underground round chamber is considered to date to the fifth–fourth centuries BC :) More details here:https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1013802 …
Does anyone have a good idea as to what these were used for?
Several theories including refuges and cold stores, for example.
How long were you in there??
A while, one of my favourite sites down here! :)
Just kidding. Great photos.
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