<< Text Pages >> Blawith Fells and Tarn Riggs (near Beacon Tarn) - Cairn in England in Cumbria
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Blawith Fells and Tarn Riggs (near Beacon Tarn) Alternative Name: fell above Beacon Tarn and the Cumbrian WayCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Ulverston
Map Ref: SD2725490383
Latitude: 54.303849N Longitude: 3.119436W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Cairn in Cumbria
We found several cairns on the walk up from Brown Howe which is on the main Coniston road beside Coniston Water on the route to join the Cumbrian Way and then on to Beacon Tarn. We wanted to investigate the cairn marked on the OS map at SD 2725490383. Again the approach was through a sea of bracken but at Grid Ref SD2802791443 we found evidence of several cairns.They are probably much more obvious in winter without the bracken. At Grid Ref 2756190555 we found more cairns.
Eventually we found the object of our visit and this one was a pile of stones on a quite large platform, possibly 12 m across. The view was magnificent in all directions and we came across the view quite suddenly. What a place for a cairn and surrounded by purple from the ling and heather! This area is in close proximity to White Borran Cairns.
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