A view from the Towans on St Ives Bay across to Carn Brea, nr Redruth, a Neolithic tor enclosure and Iron Age hillfort.pic.twitter.com/5FRfcNdQGL
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One of a number of late 2nd- to 1st-century BC gold coins found at Carn Brea fort, Cornwall; now in @Cornwall_Museum.pic.twitter.com/NMUwMUTBrS
A coin of Micipsa, King of Numidia 148–118 BC, has also been found at Carn Brea and is arguably a genuine pre-Roman import of the later 2nd century BC, see http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/06/the-distribution-of-numidian-coins.html …pic.twitter.com/JtNgaMQnIL
A closer view of Carn Brea hillfort, Cornwall, from an old postcard: https://penandpencilgirls.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/redruth-carn-brea.jpeg …pic.twitter.com/Pkv9dcSRWQ
A base sherd from a Roman Samian ware platter that was found at Carn Brea; now in Penlee House museum, Penzance.pic.twitter.com/myq9oKPv4k
The two structures now visible on top of Carn Brea are rather more recent in date; one is Carn Brea Castle, which was first mentioned in 1478 and was partly rebuilt and extended in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hamishfenton/10176873836 … & http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO127&resourceID=1020 …
The other structure is the 27m high Basset Monument, erected for Francis Lord de Dunstanville and Basset of Tehidy in 1836–7; it stands on the highest point of the hill, within the enclosed area of the prehistoric hillfort (pic=https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carn_Brea_Monument_by_Ansom.jpg …)pic.twitter.com/pbXqdN3ZLP
For more on Carn Brea in the Neolithic period, the excavation report is available online here—'Excavations at Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall, 1970-73': https://cornisharchaeology.org.uk/volume-20-1981/ pic.twitter.com/mvBs7cmD4c
Carn Brea seen from Trencrom Hill, near St Ives, another probable Neolithic tor enclosure.pic.twitter.com/wuWtzhOoA7
A view through the probably Iron Age east entrance to Trencrom hillfort, with Carn Brea visible through it on the horizon; in-between the two is the Hayle Estuary and the small Iron Age hillfort of Carnsew.pic.twitter.com/3s4FPQkBp2
Flint pebble and more flints found last week on path on Trewavas cliffs, on way to watch Choughs. Have sent to HERpic.twitter.com/TCmBNr1Z3O
Fabulous! :) I hope you saw plenty of choughs!
I’m hoping the pair are breeding,their behaviour suggest the female incubating. Did a sound recording of Male calling.
Fingers crossed, especially as they have such wonderful folklore surrounding them... :)pic.twitter.com/5htXRoffdB
Oops, cropped the wrong bit of Hunt! Here's the bit I meant :)pic.twitter.com/1zqH447ibu
Grew up in its shadow and love this thread. Would be interested to know the rough location of the original entrance and poss site of the attack is? Is there a map? Used to think it was an extinct volcano! Too much scrumpy.
It's an impressive presence on the skyline, isn't it! Glad you like the thread, the excavation report with plans and discussion etc is here, fwiw :) https://cornisharchaeology.org.uk/volume-20-1981/ pic.twitter.com/kuefJyAsfN
Exciting! What does it say that the arrowheads were not recovered afterward? I was thinking about the Roman battlefield in Germany discovered a few years ago with a hillside covered with Roman missiles. There we can assume they were just in a hurry to get home...but at Carn Brea?
Alas, matter of speculation as around 5000 years or so have passed, but most intriguing! I wonder if anyone has ever written a story based on the Carn Brea evidence...?
Imagine the arrowheads were a valuable resource. Hard to fathom just leaving them. And yes, would make a fantastic setting!
Highly interesting
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