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<< Our Photo Pages >> Little Galver Kerbcairns - Ring Cairn in England in Cornwall

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 13 October 2009  Page Views: 3912

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Little Galver Kerbcairns
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Ring Cairn

Map Ref: SW43473565
Latitude: 50.165243N  Longitude: 5.593456W
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.
 5 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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Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : Large kerbstones on the South West side of the North West Kerbcairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Two Kerb Cairns in Cornwall

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"Remains of two Kerb cairns, previously identified as hut sites."

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=423629
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Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by LiveAndrew : Cairn #2 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by LiveAndrew : Cairn #1 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : Little Galver SE Kerbcairn (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : A cist like pit inside the NW Little Galver Kerbcairn (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : Little Galver NW Kerbcairn

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : Little Galver SE Kerbcairn

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : Little Galver NW Kerbcairn

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : The Whole of the South East kerbcairn looking South East. St Michael's Mount is visible in the distance on the left of the photo.

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : The whole of the lovely South East kerbcairn.

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : South East Kerbstones of the larger South East kerbcairn. St Michael's Mount is visible in the distance on the right, The dark hill in the distance in the middle is Tregonning hill with it's tumuli and Castle pencaire hillfort, and in the distance on the right you can see the end of the lizard peninsula.

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : The North East part of the larger South East kerbcairn.

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : Kerbstones and bank of the larger South East kerbcairn.

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : Northern Kerbstones of the larger South East kerbcairn, The North west kerbcairn is directly behind and behind that is Carn Galver. The hill on the left is Watch Croft and the little outcrop on the right is Little Galver.

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : Kerbstones on the South East side of the larger South East kerbcairn.

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : Kerbstones of the larger South East kerbcairn, The North West kerbcairn is at highest point of land on the left of the photo.

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : The North West kerbcairn, The large kerbstone is on the right.

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : I found this North East part of the North West kerbcairn confusing, A bit of kerb comes off the circular kerb to make a V with one curved side. The biggest kerbstone is visible behind and in the middle of the cairn, The mine in the background is Ding Dong.

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : Large kerbstones on the North West kerbcairn with Little Galver [outcrop] directly behind, Carn Galver itself is on the left.

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : The North West kerbcairn with Carn Galver behind, I wonder if the large kerbstones once went all the way around? [I imagine so].

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : The kerb on the East side of the North West kerbcairn, Carn Galver is moody in the background on the right.

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : A very visible retaining kerb is seen in this photo on the North West kerbcairn, The large remaining kerbstones are visible at the back of the cairn on the left.

Little Galver Kerbcairns
Little Galver Kerbcairns submitted by Bladup : Stones protrude out of the North West kerbcairn [kerbstones are visible at the back right of the cairn], Ding dong mine is in the background and [out of site] between this kerbcairn and the mine is the wonderful Boskednan stone circle.

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 321m N 3° Carn Galver Cairn* Cairn (SW43503597)
 394m SSW 208° Boskednan A* Cairn (SW43273531)
 411m SSW 206° Boskednan Menhir 2* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW43273529)
 420m NNW 332° Little Galver Propped Stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SW43293603)
 427m SSW 201° Boskednan B* Cairn (SW4329435260)
 466m NE 40° Bosporthennis 2* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW43793599)
 475m SSE 155° Boskednan 2* Cairn (SW43653521)
 488m S 188° Boskednan Menhir 1* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW43383517)
 489m W 271° Bosigran Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SW42983568)
 491m NE 35° Bosporthennis Beehive Hut* Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) (SW43773604)
 522m S 183° Boskednan stone circle* Stone Circle (SW43423513)
 553m WSW 242° Four Parishes Rock* Sculptured Stone (SW42973541)
 653m N 351° Hannibal's carn* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW434363)
 700m S 175° Boskednan 4* Cairn (SW43503495)
 725m SW 229° Venton Bebibell* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW429352)
 734m SE 135° Gulval 2 Round Barrow(s) (SW43973511)
 749m WNW 293° Carn Galver 2* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SW4279235973)
 816m WNW 293° Carn Galver* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW42733600)
 832m WNW 286° Carn Galver* Round Barrow(s) (SW42683592)
 843m NNE 33° Bosporthennis Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW4396436335)
 852m WSW 243° Men Scryfa* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SW42693530)
 861m ENE 67° Treen Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW44283595)
 880m SSE 168° Ding Dong Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW43613478)
 894m N 3° Bosporthennis Quoit* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SW43563654)
 930m WNW 301° Carn Galver 1* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SW4269236165)
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