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<< Our Photo Pages >> Trevelgue - Barrow Cemetery in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Thorgrim on Tuesday, 30 September 2003  Page Views: 6602

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Trevelgue
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Barrow Cemetery
 Nearest Village: Porth
Map Ref: SW825631  Landranger Map Number: 200
Latitude: 50.427374N  Longitude: 5.063636W
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.
 3 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
 3

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Trevelgue
Trevelgue submitted by Thorgrim : These Bronze Age barrows are to be found on the cliff top near the resort of Porth to the north of Trevelgue Head cliff castle SW8250 6310. Threatened by the sea which is undermining the cliff and by the rapid spread of villas, chalets and hotels; they might not be there for much longer. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Barrow Cemetery in Cornwall

These Bronze Age barrows are to be found on the cliff top near the resort of Porth to the north of Trevelgue Head cliff castle SW8250 6310. Threatened by the sea which is undermining the cliff and by the rapid spread of villas, chalets and hotels; they might not be there for much longer.
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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : Trevelgue Head fort. (5 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Trevelgue submitted by Bladup : Looking out past one of the barrows to Trevelgue cliff castle at sunset. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Trevelgue Head submitted by AngieLake : Standing beside the eastern (land side) barrow of the two Bronze Age barrows on Trevelgue promontory fort, looking towards the two barrows on Trevelgue Down, on the next headland to the north. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Trevelgue Head submitted by AngieLake : Looking back through the causeway opening in the first 'island' rampart at Trevelgue towards the eastern barrow, on the north side of the promontory, nearest the land. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Trevelgue Head submitted by AngieLake : Porth Island or Trevelgue Iron Age Promontory fort with its defensive banks. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : The middle [with it's bridge], Western defences and Western barrow. (2 comments)

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : Looking East over the interior of the fort from it's Western point. (1 comment)

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : The large bank and ditch of the biggest middle defences, Looking South.

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Trevelgue Head submitted by AngieLake : An old photo of Trevelgue Head cliff castle. Taken from booklet (old) acquired in second-hand shop of Old Photos of Newquay.

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Trevelgue submitted by AngieLake : An interesting shot of the two barrows - high on the skyline - on Trevelgue Downs, taken from the old footpath from St Columb Minor near Newquay. This path leads up a lane near the church towards Porth, where Trevelgue promontory fort can be found. It's a pleasant walk along a fenced lane between fields, then down tracks through a field (here) sloping towards the coast. These barrows are on the ... (1 comment)

Trevelgue Head
Trevelgue Head submitted by AngieLake : Looking back from the 'island' of Trevelgue promontory fort, along its north edge, towards the eastern barrow, visible to the right of the hotels. It is a particularly nice place to visit in summer, with the pink 'Thrift' and the turquoise sea with its white breakers.

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Trevelgue Head submitted by AngieLake : Two shots of Trevelgue Head Promontory fort, showing (right) the causeway and first high ramparts of the 'island', with the highest western (seaward end) barrow (?), and, on the left, the strata of the cut-through rampart. (1 comment)

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Thorgrim : Trevelgue Head cliff castle is an outstanding Iron Age headland to the north of Newquay. Located at SW8250 6310, the ramparts are still impressive and the site is most dramatic when a heavy sea attacks the cliffs.

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : On the right is the Eastern Barrow and in the background on the left is the Western Barrow

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : The lovely North East view from the fort

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : The Western part of the fort from the Eastern Barrow

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : The Eastern Barrow

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : A onsite plan of Trevelgue Head Iron Age Fort

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : Looking at the Western side of the fort and the Western defences and Western Barrow

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : Trevelgue Head Iron Age Fort, The large middle defences

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : The Western Barrow

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : Trevelgue Head Iron Age Fort, Looking down over the main settlement site within the blue ellipse, Under the red lines are the two Bronze Age Barrows and under the yellow lines are the forts inner defences

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : Trevelgue Head Iron Age Fort from Porth Beach, You can see the two Bronze Age Barrows underneath the two red lines

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Trevelgue Head submitted by Bladup : Trevelgue Head from the South

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Re: Trevelgue by AngieLake on Friday, 24 February 2006
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Trevelgue Barrow Cemetery is referred to in Nicholas Thomas's book 'A Guide to Prehistoric England' (Batsfort/Book Club Associates, 1976). This is what he says:

"The 2 massive barrows here were opened in 1872. The E was found to cover a stone cist containing the crouched skeleton of an adult with a stone battle-axe. The cist in the other mound also contained unburnt human bones. It appeared that a huge fire had been kept alight upon this cist for several days before the barrow was heaped over it. Date, c. 1700-1,400 BC."

Isn't it fascinating to have that kind of information - about the fire being kept alight for several days? It brings the place to 'life' and helps us to imagine what ceremonies they held there.
Typically, I didn't know any of this when I visited! (Nor did I have time to dowse for ritual movement. The pathways for those ceremonies may have led me over the edge of the cliff, so *not* a very good idea!)

He also mentioned that grave goods were in Truro Museum, but as this edition of the book was written in 1976, they may now be elsewhere.
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