Mystery surrounds abandoned UK village left to rot for 1,000 years that can only be entered through hidden cave tunnel
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A MYSTERIOUS, 1,000 old village has become a popular tourist attraction and it's only accessible through a hidden tunnel.
The path to the hidden settlement in the South West was uncovered by a group of diggers, hoping to get rich - who made a more important discovery.
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This secret village is only accessible through a hidden tunnel
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The Carn Euny site was established over a thousand years ago
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The hidden site on the Penwitch Peninsula in Cornwall is accessible through a hidden cave known as a stone fogou.
However, the miners stopped before reaching the village - disappointed when they didn't discover tin, which was valuable at the time.
Eventually, after twenty years, Liberal politician WC Borlase decided to have the fogou fully excavated - but even he still managed to miss the village.
Archeologists uncovered the perfectly preserved Iron Age village almost a century later.
They found stone houses, circular drainage gullies and even potholes - which would have formed part of the timber round homes.
The site was named Carn Euny, with 'carn' meaning a rocky place and 'Euny' being a celtic saint.
The timber round houses at the site are believed to have been built between 500BC and 400BC.
These would have been replaced by stone homes at a later date.
The village would have kept cattle such as sheep and goats, while also practicing farming.
Field boundaries suggest that the surrounding 40 acres would have been part of the community's farm.
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Despite living through the Iron Age and Roman occupation, the inhabitants vanished after the collapse of the Roman Empire in 400 AD.
The site is now under the protection of English Heritage and is a popular destination for tourists.
Cornwall is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the UK, with one beautiful Roman-style attraction being particularly popular.
The coastal village of Porthcurno in Penzance is home to The Minack Theatre, which sees thousands of visitors each year.
Created by architect Rowena Cade and her gardener Billy Rawlings in 1931, it was built by hand using tools and cement.
She bought the land for just £100 after moving to the area in the years following the First World War.
Since then, it has continued to attract history lovers from around the globe with fans describing it as 'magical' and 'spectacular'.
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