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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carn Vres - Round Barrow(s) in England in Cornwall

Submitted by coldrum on Wednesday, 06 July 2011  Page Views: 3859

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn Vres
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Round Barrow(s)

Map Ref: SW38523209
Latitude: 50.131128N  Longitude: 5.660178W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
5

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Carn Vres
Carn Vres submitted by Bladup : Carn Vres. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in Cornwall

A Bronze Age round barrow with retaining stones, containing one or more cists. The barrow has been subject to excavation and takes more of an oval shape. It measures a maximum height of 0.4 metres.

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Carn Vres
Carn Vres submitted by Bladup : Carn Vres Barrow Kerb (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Vres
Carn Vres submitted by Bladup : Carn Vres Barrow, The Kerb on the South side of the Barrow (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Vres
Carn Vres submitted by Bladup : Carn Vres Barrow, The oval shape of the barrow is the same as the very nearby one on Truthwell Common - they both make me think of boats because of their shapes. (They're also right near the sea) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Vres
Carn Vres submitted by Bladup : The outcrop Carn Vres Barrow is named after, It's found to the North East of Carn Vres Barrow and South of the nearby Tregeseal Stone Circle, Carn Kenidjack is in the background (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Vres
Carn Vres submitted by Bladup : Looking over part of the Kerb at Carn Vres Barrow towards St Just

Carn Vres
Carn Vres submitted by Bladup : The mound of Carn Vres Barrow looking East

Carn Vres
Carn Vres submitted by Bladup : Carn Vres Barrow, The biggest Kerbstones at the site (3 comments)

Carn Vres
Carn Vres submitted by Bladup : Carn Vres Barrow looking North at Carn Bean with its Tumuli

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 94m SSW 209° Lower Bostraze Misc. Earthwork (SW38473201)
 301m N 3° Tregeseal W Stone Circle (SW38553239)
 303m NNE 14° Tregeseal C* Stone Circle (SW38613238)
 313m NNE 24° Tregeseal East* Stone Circle (SW38663237)
 481m W 273° Tregeseal Barrow* Chambered Tomb (SW38043214)
 581m N 353° Truthwall Commom Ancient Village or Settlement (SW38483267)
 587m NW 322° Truthwall Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SW38183257)
 597m NE 35° Truthwall Common barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SW38893256)
 711m NW 319° No Go By Hill Field System* Misc. Earthwork (SW38083265)
 720m NE 40° Kenidjack Common holed stones* Stone Row / Alignment (SW39013262)
 840m NE 41° Carn Kenidjack Hut Circle and Enclosure Ancient Village or Settlement (SW391327)
 851m NW 321° Camyorth Field System Misc. Earthwork (SW38023278)
 920m NNE 14° Carn Kenidjack propped stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SW38793297)
 951m NNE 14° Carn Kenidjack* Rock Outcrop (SW388330)
 987m NNE 33° Carnyorth Circles Ancient Village or Settlement (SW39103289)
 1.0km NW 304° Higher Botallack Enclosure* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW377327)
 1.1km NNW 344° Carnbean Barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SW38273314)
 1.2km E 87° Wheal Buller Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW397321)
 1.2km NE 35° Boslow Cross* Ancient Cross (SW39253304)
 1.2km WSW 249° Venton East* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW3732931708)
 1.3km NNE 25° Portheras Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SW39143326)
 1.5km NE 45° Woon Gumpus Menhirs* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SW3960033079)
 1.5km NNE 30° Woon Gumpus Barrows Round Barrow(s) (SW39343335)
 1.5km WSW 245° The Selus Stone* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SW371315)
 1.5km NE 47° Woon Gumpas Common Tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (SW397331)
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