Carn Euny (from Cornish: Karn Uni) [1] is an archaeological site near Sancreed, on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It consists of evidence of both Iron Age and post-Iron Age settlement, [2] with excavation on the site showning activity at Carn Euny as early as the Neolithic period. The first timber huts there were built about ...

Among the best-preserved ancient villages in South West England, Carn Euny was occupied from the Iron Age until late Roman times. It includes the foundations of stone houses from the 2nd to 4th centuries AD, with walls up to a metre high in places.

Carn Euny is one of the best preserved ancient villages in south-west England. The village was inhabited from the Iron Age until about the end of the Roman occupation of Britain (about 400 BC – AD 400) and has an excellent example of an underground stone-walled passage, known as a ‘fogou’, a type of monument only found in the far west of ...

It is especially noted for its well-preserved souterrain or fogou which leads to a beautiful corbelled inner chamber. Like its larger contemporary village not far away at Chysauster (English Heritage), Carn Euny consists of a number of “courtyard houses” of a type unique to West Cornwall.

A location that takes you on a journey through time, back to the Iron Age, Carn Euny is among the most well-preserved prehistoric villages in southwestern Britain, revealing a wealth of history …

2022年3月11日 · Carn Euny is one of the best-preserved Iron Age villages in the south west, with nine visible hut foundations and a spectacular sixty-five foot fougou. The name 'fogou' derives from the Cornish 'fogo', meaning 'cave'.

Carn Euny is one of the best preserved prehistoric settlements in southwest Britain. It was continuously occupied from the late Iron Age until the end of the Romano-British period. When part of the village was excavated in the 1960s, an exciting discovery was made.

Nestled in the rugged beauty of Cornwall, England, lies Carn Euny, an archaeological site whispering secrets of a bygone era. This remarkably well-preserved ancient village offers a unique glimpse into life during the Iron Age and Roman period.

Carn Euny is a ruined Iron Age village, in use from 500 BC to 400 AD, consisting of nine circular stone houses, and an underground passagway ('fogou') and chamber

Among the best-preserved ancient villages in South West England, Carn Euny was occupied from the Iron Age until late Roman times. It includes the foundations of stone houses from the 2nd to 4th centuries AD, with walls up to a metre high in places.