Mountains & hills · South West England
Chapel Carn Brea
In or near St Buryan.
Chapel Carn Brea — Named summit at 198 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance · 9.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Chapel Carn Brea, the nearest railway station is Penzance, located 9.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is TR19 6JD, and entry is free.
About
Chapel Carn Brea is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 198 m.". Coordinates: 50.0950°, -5.6564°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Chapel Carn Brea is an elevated Hercynian granite outcrop, owned by the National Trust at the southern edge of the civil parish of St Just, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hill is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of St Just and 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) east of Sennen Cove, and just to the north of the A30 London to Land's End road, which runs through the village of Crows-an-Wra. It should not be confused with another Carn Brea, the hill overlooking the Camborne–Redruth area. Chapel Carn Brea is often described as the first hill in Cornwall (from a westerly perspective) and rises 198 metres (650 ft) above sea level.
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Background
History
remains at the summit of Chapel Carn Brea]] The hill is an important historical site showing evidence of Neolithic and early Bronze Age activity, as well as the remains of the thirteenth century chapel from which it is named. On the slopes and summit there were once eleven barrows, but only seven now remain, mostly in a poor state. To the west of the summit is an early Neolithic long cairn with dimensions of 11 m long and built within a natural granite outcrop which extends it length by 26 m. On the summit is a 9 m diameter entrance grave (also known as chambered cairn) which had a south-facing entrance and was built in the late Neolithic. The chamber was 2.7 m long, 1.1 m wide and 1.2 m…
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- Coordinates
- 50.0950, -5.6564
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Buryan, Lamorna and Paul
- Postcode
- TR19 6JD
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance — 9.4 km
Sources
- osm: n538907003 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Chapel Carn Brea (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: ChapelCarnBreaview.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chapel Carn Brea?
- Chapel Carn Brea is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR19 6JD), in the parish of St. Buryan, Lamorna and Paul.
- What is Chapel Carn Brea?
- Chapel Carn Brea — Named summit at 198 m.
- How do I get to Chapel Carn Brea?
- The nearest railway station is Penzance, about 9.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode TR19 6JD.
- Is Chapel Carn Brea a protected site?
- Yes — Chapel Carn Brea is part of the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Chapel Carn Brea free to visit?
- Yes, Chapel Carn Brea is free to enter.
- How do I get to Chapel Carn Brea?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR19 6JD. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.