Caer Bran

Caer Bran
Malcolm Kewn · CC BY-SA 2.0

Multi-period hillfort on the Penwith peninsula near Sancreed in Cornwall, commanding a 360-degree panorama of the surrounding landscape. Research in the 1990s revealed Bronze Age origins: the site contains three early Bronze Age stone ring cairns enclosed by a contemporary bank dating to around 2000 BC, later re-enclosed by Iron Age ramparts in the 4th-3rd centuries BC. The outer bank stands up to 4 metres high with a ditch 2 metres deep, while the internal diameter spans approximately 60 metres. Purchased by Cornwall Heritage Trust in 2022 for conservation.

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates50.1048° N, 5.6271° W

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