<< Our Photo Pages >> Carnbean Barrows - Round Barrow(s) in England in Cornwall
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carnbean BarrowsCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Round Barrow(s)
Map Ref: SW38273314
Latitude: 50.140442N Longitude: 5.664389W
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 10th Jun 2023 Big walk round the Botallack mines area today, starting off by walking up to the top of Carn Kenidjack, so have a look at the barrow while I am on the way there. Some lovely cattle grazing up here, who don't seem to mind my presence as I greet them all.
lucasn visited on 5th Nov 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
LiveAndrew visited on 8th Jul 2021 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 3
Pastscape entry.
"The remains of two round barrows one with retaining stones and a possible cist, the other with a few retaining stones. Both have beenbadly damaged, probably from robbing rather than excavation."
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