Brane, Cornwall

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Brane
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Post town Penzance
Postcode district TR20 8
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50°05′55″N5°37′56″W / 50.0985°N 5.6322°W / 50.0985; -5.6322 Coordinates: 50°05′55″N5°37′56″W / 50.0985°N 5.6322°W / 50.0985; -5.6322

Brane is a hamlet southwest of Sancreed in west Cornwall, England, UK. [1] It is in the civil parish of Sancreed. It is noted for the Carn Euny Iron Age site which lies to the north. Other prehistoric sites nearby include the Iron-Age hill fort of Caer Bran, and chambered tomb known as Brane Barrow.

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Brane Cross

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End & Isles of Scilly (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN   9780319232897.