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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Bowl Rock - Rock Outcrop in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Wednesday, 15 January 2014  Page Views: 7597

Natural PlacesSite Name: The Bowl Rock
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Rock Outcrop

Map Ref: SW523367
Latitude: 50.178426N  Longitude: 5.470741W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
5 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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The Bowl Rock
The Bowl Rock submitted by Bladup : The Bowl Rock. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Outcrop in Cornwall

A big round outcrop right by the road said to have been bowled there by a giant on Trencrom hill.
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The Bowl Rock
The Bowl Rock submitted by Bladup : The Bowl Stone looking like a (left facing) head (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Bowl Rock
The Bowl Rock submitted by Bladup : The Bowl Rock from the South (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Bowl Rock
The Bowl Rock submitted by Bladup : The Bowl Rock from the East (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Bowl Rock
The Bowl Rock submitted by LiveAndrew : The Bowl Rock in the Spring (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Bowl Rock
The Bowl Rock submitted by Bladup : A new view of the stone from over the stream. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Bowl Rock
The Bowl Rock submitted by Bladup : The other side of the stream has been cleared, Giving this new view of the stone.

The Bowl Rock
The Bowl Rock submitted by Bladup : The Bowl Rock and its sign telling you about the giant bowling the rock from Trencrom.

The Bowl Rock
The Bowl Rock submitted by Bladup : The sun shining on the Bowl Rock.

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