Sancreed Beacon

I had no idea this existed until I spotted a long car park, just a little west of Sancreed church. Wondering what it was for, I investigated and found an information board telling me that high on the hill were bronze age remains. The site is rather over-run with heather and bracken so it is difficult to know exactly what you are seeing. There appeared to me to be just one massive barrow with two or three possible burial chambers exposed on top. Quite an oddity. Elsewhere is said to be remains of a bronze age hut but I couldn't find it. Views are great from up here, as so often on the high ground in West Penwith, on this occasion taking in St. Michael's Mount, Lizard Point and the ruined engine house at Ding Dong mine. Quite apart from this site, there is a lot more of interest to the antiquarian in the immediate area. A round walk of no more than five miles could include Carn Euny iron age village, Brane chambered cairn, Caer Bran hill fort and the small village of Sancreed. Sancreed has a charming church with several Conish crosses and a nearby holy well. Extend the walk by a couple of miles and you could also include St. Euny's holy well and the massive cairn on Chapel Carn Brea.

Parking in the long lay-by by Sancreed Beacon

Sancreed Beacon; possible ruined cist on the barrow