Sancreed Beacon, Madron and Sancreed

Name: Sancreed Beacon
Address: Madron and Sancreed, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Madron and Sancreed

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Sancreed Beacon is a Bronze Age archaeological site near the village of Sancreed in the Penwith peninsula of Cornwall maintained by the Cornwall Heritage Trust. On top of the hill are several stone cists and Bronze Age archaeological remains comprising burial mounds and the remains of a Bronze Age hut on the Western slope. ()

Coordinates: 50°6'32"N, 5°37'4"W

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Madron and Sancreed United Kingdom

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Day trips

Sancreed Beacon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carn Euny, Brane Barrow, Caer Bran, Drift Reservoir.

0.8 miSW
Prehistoric site, Historical place
Carn Euny, Madron and Sancreed
22 min walk • Carn Euny is an archaeological site near Sancreed, on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom with considerable evidence of both Iron Age and post-Iron Age settlement. Excavations on this site have shown that there was activity at Carn Euny as early as the Neolithic period.
1.1 miSW
Prehistoric site
Brane Barrow, Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
29 min walk • Brane Barrow, or Chapel Euny Barrow, is a Neolithic entrance grave located near the hamlet of Brane, Cornwall, England, UK. It is considered to be one of the smallest and best preserved burial monuments in Britain.
0.5 miSW
Prehistoric site
Caer Bran, Penzance
13 min walk • Caer Bran Hill Fort is an archaeological site near Sancreed and Carn Euny Iron Age village, on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall.
1.2 miE
Locality
Drift Reservoir
31 min walk • Drift Reservoir is a reservoir in Cornwall, England, UK, just north of the village of Drift and west of Penzance. The reservoir is 1,200 yards long and covers 65 acres.