Cornwall, or Kernow in the Cornish language, was once part of an independent Celtic kingdom called Dumnonia. In this documentary we travel 2000 years back in time to the Celtic iron-age village and roundhouses of Carn Euny. The Iron Age village preserves some of the oldest Celtic architecture, as well as a mysterious passage and chamber called a fogou and a sacred well which has been in constant use since pagan times. We shall also see reconstructed Celtic roundhouses from Butser ancient farm to get an insight into the daily life, culture, religion and economy of the Ancient Britons.
Sources:
- Berresford Ellis, Peter., ‘The Ancient World of The Celts’ (Constable, 1998)
- Borlase “The Natural History and Antiquities of Cornwall, and Observations of the Scilly Islands"
- Christie, P., et al (1978). The Excavation of an Iron Age Souterrain and Settlement at Carn Euny, Sancreed, Cornwall. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 44, 309-433.
-Walker, Charles ‘Strange Britain’ 1989
