Brane Barrow stands near Sancreed in West Cornwall and is one of the best preserved entrance graves on the mainland. It was described by W. C. Borlase as “the most perfect of its kind in the West of England.” Although small in scale, the monument is built from substantial stones and forms part of the distinctive entrance grave tradition found in Penwith and the Isles of Scilly. The monument sits within a cairn about 5 metres in diameter, edged with large kerbstones. A narrow entrance leads into a chamber made from massive upright slabs and capstones. This construction differs from some other entrance graves, where the chamber walls are built mainly from drystone walling. As with other Penwith examples, the chamber extends beyond the centre of the mound, suggesting a deliberate and established architectural pattern. Brane Barrow survived partly because it remained useful in later farming life. It was once used as a shelter for pigs and sheep, which may have helped protect it from being dismantled for stone. Livestock erosion later damaged the mound, and the monument required restoration in the late twentieth century. Although the details of the repairs are not fully clear, the barrow still closely resembles nineteenth century drawings made by Borlase. The site is on private land, so permission from Brane Farm is needed before visiting. Entrance graves are rare in England and are mainly found in the Isles of Scilly and the Penwith peninsula. They were built between roughly 2500 and 1000 BC and were used for burial and ritual activity. Some contained cremated remains or urns, while others have produced midden material, animal bones, or artefacts. This suggests that these monuments may have been used for repeated ceremonies rather than simply as sealed tombs for the dead. The passage at Brane has been suggested to align with the midwinter sunrise, similar to one of the chambers at nearby Carn Euny. Such alignments remain open to interpretation, but they show how entrance graves may have been planned in relation to light, season, and landscape. Today, Brane Barrow remains a compact but important prehistoric monument, valued for its preservation, unusual construction, and place within the wider ritual landscape of West Cornwall.