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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tonkins Downs - Round Cairn in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Sunday, 03 February 2013  Page Views: 2574

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tonkins Downs
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Round Cairn
Nearest Town: Penzance  Nearest Village: Nancledra
Map Ref: SW48143523
Latitude: 50.163476N  Longitude: 5.527918W
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
 4

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Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Part of the remaining kerb at Tonkins downs barrow with the central cairn behind them. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Cairn where part of the kerb remains at the site, when complete it would have been a lovely kerb circle with central cairn.
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Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Looking over the main section of remaining kerb at Tonkins Downs Cairn (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Kerbing on the north-eastern side of the barrow looking north-west (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : The eastern side of the barrow looking south (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : The eastern part of the barrow looking ENE towards Trencrom (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : The eastern side of the Barrow looking south-east towards Castle-an-Dinas (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Looking North over the barrows Northern Kerbstones towards Rosewall Hill

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Kerbing at Tonkins Downs barrow looking north towards Rosewall Hill

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Kerbstones on the south-eastern part of the Cairn looking south-east towards Castle-an-Dinas

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Looking over Tonkins Downs Cairn

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Looking NW over the kerb at Tonkins Downs Cairn

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Kerbing at Tonkins Downs Cairn

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Looking SE over part of the Tonkins Downs Cairns kerb towards Castle-an-Dinas

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Part of the Kerb of Tonkins Downs Cairn, With Trink Hill (Left of center/post) and Trencrom (right) in the background

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Tonkins Downs Kerb Cairn looking towards Rosewall hill (Right background) and Trendrine hill (center Background)

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Tonkins Downs Kerb Cairn. Newly revealed kerb

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Tonkins Downs Kerb Cairn

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Tonkins Downs Kerb Cairn. Castle-An-Dinas is on the hill at the right of the photo, Trencrom can be seen in the background on the left

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Tonkins Downs kerb.

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Tonkins Downs kerbcairn.

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Tonkins Downs kerb.

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : You can see the trace of the outer kerb around the central cairn in this photo, the 2 exposed Kerbstones are right of center.

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Another view of some kerb at Tonkins downs barrow.

Tonkins Downs
Tonkins Downs submitted by Bladup : Part of the remaining kerb at Tonkins downs barrow.

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