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<< Our Photo Pages >> Colquite Ringcairn - Ring Cairn in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Saturday, 15 April 2017  Page Views: 1588

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Colquite Ringcairn
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.8 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Ring Cairn

Map Ref: SX16337400
Latitude: 50.536862N  Longitude: 4.59325W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Colquite Ringcairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ring Cairn in Cornwall

A 15m ringcairn, Hengiform type, In as much as the ditch is on the inside of the bank, unusually there are kerbstones within the ditch.
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Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Colquite Ringcairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Colquite Ringcairn, Stones in the ditch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Colquite Ringcairn, Hawks Tor is the hill on the right, It has Stripple stones henge on it, This maybe explains why this site is henge like. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Colquite Ringcairn at Sunset. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Stones at Colquite Ringcairn making it look a little like an embanked stone circle.

Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Colquite Ringcairn.

Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup

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 803m SW 229° Blacktor Downs cairns Barrow Cemetery (SX157735)
 1.0km SW 216° Blacktor Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX157732)
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 2.3km WNW 299° Stripple Stones* Stone Circle (SX14357521)
 2.7km ENE 76° Pinnockshill Tumulus Round Barrow(s) (SX18957456)
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 3.2km E 79° Dozmary Round Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SX19467450)
 3.2km E 79° Dozmary Pool* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX195745)
 3.3km SSW 193° Carburrow propped stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX1549170849)
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 3.4km W 272° Manor Common South* Cairn (SX1297174241)
 3.4km WNW 285° Trippet Stones* Stone Circle (SX13117501)
 3.4km W 274° Manor Common North* Cairn (SX1292074331)
 3.5km NW 314° Carkees Tor* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX139765)
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 3.6km WNW 292° Carbilly Cairn* Cairn (SX130755)
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 3.7km ESE 105° Browngelly Downs* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX199729)
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 3.9km E 93° Harrowbridge Hill Ancient Village or Settlement (SX20187364)
 3.9km WSW 252° Trehudreth Downs B* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX12597292)
 4.0km WNW 296° Carbilly Farmstead Ancient Village or Settlement (SX128759)
 4.0km WSW 250° Trehudreth Downs C* Standing Stones (SX1251672743)
 4.0km WSW 253° Trehudreth Downs row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX12457295)
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