<< Our Photo Pages >> Little Kistles Kerb Cairn - Cairn in England in Cornwall
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Little Kistles Kerb CairnCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Falmouth Nearest Village: Coverack
Map Ref: SW77411959
Latitude: 50.034744N Longitude: 5.109646W
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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A barrow with part of a kerb, 6.0m in diameter and 1.3m high is built around a large boulder, thought once to have been a stone chamber. The barrow is constructed of sand and some large kerb stones are still visible.
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