<< Our Photo Pages >> Mayon Cliff cairn - Cairn in England in Cornwall
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mayon Cliff cairnCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Penzance Nearest Village: Sennen Cove
Map Ref: SW34812602
Latitude: 50.075005N Longitude: 5.707763W
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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TheCaptain visited on 14th Jun 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 From Sennen Cove, I decide to walk up to the coastguard lookout shelter and on to look at the shipwreck of the RMS Mülheim, wrecked March 2003, the path passing right beside the Mayon Cliff cairn, and with the cliff castle clearly visible the other side.
rosecapybara515 visited on 21st Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4
lucasn visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Bladup JimChampion have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.67 Access: 3.67
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265m S 188° Maen Castle* Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (SW34762576)
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1.3km ESE 103° Mayon Farm Cross* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SW3607625653)
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1.6km SE 144° Trevilley Cross* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SW3569524648)
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3.3km ESE 118° Trebehor Cross* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SW3763824319)
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