Bosporthennis basement

Bosporthennis Basement (or Bosporthennis Beehive Hut ) is located in Zennor near St Ives in Cornwall in England .

The structure lies in a sprawling ruined Iron Age settlement. Although it is above ground, it is considered to be a Fougou with a round chamber and cantilever vault , as it occurs in Carn Euny, because of its similarity (in terms of dimensions and orientation) .

The round hut is a cantilevered chamber measuring about 4.0 meters, which is connected to a rectangular chamber 3.3 × 2.1 meters in size via a low portal. The latter was isolated by a modern wall. The original access was in the round hut.

See also

• Basement in Cornwall
• Bosporthennis Quoit

literature

• John Barnatt: Prehistoric Cornwall. The Ceremonial Monuments. Turnstone Press, Wellingborough 1982, ISBN 0-85500-129-1 .
• Ian McNeil Cooke: Standing Stones of the Land's End. An Inquiry into their Function. Men-an-Tol Studio, Penzance 1998, ISBN 0-9512371-9-5 .

Web links

• Description Engl. and pictures

Coordinates: 50 ° 10 ′ 7.9 "  N , 5 ° 35 ′ 22.3"  W.