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<< Text Pages >> Pawton Gate - Round Barrow(s) in England in Cornwall

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Thursday, 03 March 2011  Page Views: 4123

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pawton Gate
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Bodmin  Nearest Village: St Breock Downs
Map Ref: SW95716837
Latitude: 50.479455N  Longitude: 4.88078W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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markj99 visited on 20th Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Pawton Gate Barrow is on the N margin of a field c. 150 yards N of Roseannon Downs.

Round Barrow(s) in Cornwall

Remains of a Bronze Age disc barrow of 21 m diameter.

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Pawton Gate
Pawton Gate submitted by markj99 : Centre of Pawton Gate Barrow viewed from S. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pawton Gate
Pawton Gate submitted by markj99 : A Cluster of Exposed Stones in W Arc of Pawton Gate Barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pawton Gate
Pawton Gate submitted by markj99 : Earthfast Stone in SE Arc of Pawton Gate Barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pawton Gate
Pawton Gate submitted by markj99 : W Arc of Pawton Gate Barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pawton Gate submitted by markj99 : S Arc of Pawton Gate Barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pawton Gate submitted by markj99 : E Arc of Pawton Gate Barrow.

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Pawton Gate submitted by markj99 : N Arc of Pawton Gate Barrow.

Pawton Gate
Pawton Gate submitted by markj99 : Pawton Gate Barrow viewed from W.

Pawton Gate
Pawton Gate submitted by markj99 : Pawton Gate Barrow viewed from S.

Pawton Gate
Pawton Gate submitted by markj99 : Pawton Gate Barrow viewed from E.

Pawton Gate
Pawton Gate submitted by markj99 : Pawton Gate Barrow viewed from N.

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 313m SSW 208° Rosenannon Downs* Barrow Cemetery (SW95556810)
 429m NNE 29° Pawton Springs* Barrow Cemetery (SW9593468737)
 643m WSW 244° Rosenannon Downs W* Barrow Cemetery (SW95126811)
 1.1km E 91° Men Gurta* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW96786831)
 1.1km E 95° St Breock Beacon Kistvaen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SW9677968243)
 1.5km NNE 33° Pawton Quoit* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SW96586960)
 1.6km E 92° St Breock Downs Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW9731468264)
 1.7km E 85° St Breock Downs North* Barrow Cemetery (SW9737668449)
 1.8km S 175° St Mary's Well (Rosenannon)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW958666)
 1.8km W 263° The Fiddler* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW9393368211)
 1.9km E 93° St Breock Downs Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SW97606821)
 2.2km WSW 246° Nine Maidens Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (SW93636754)
 2.8km W 264° Trelow Downs Stone Row / Alignment (SW92906817)
 3.7km N 10° Whitecross (Wadebridge)* Ancient Cross (SW965720)
 4.2km S 182° St. Wenna's well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW954642)
 4.3km NW 305° Trenance Rounds* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW923710)
 5.2km W 271° Water Music Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW9055068697)
 5.2km SSE 155° Demelza Castle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW977636)
 6.0km SSE 164° Belowda Beacon tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (SW97136254)
 6.1km S 189° Castle an Dinas (St Columb)* Hillfort (SW94556236)
 7.2km NNW 342° St Michael's Porthilly Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (SW937753)
 7.2km SSE 155° St Gundred's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW985617)
 7.2km SSW 205° Devil's Quoit (St Columb Major)* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SW9234161952)
 7.6km NE 44° Three Hole Cross* Ancient Cross (SX01177367)
 7.8km S 188° Deep Tye Farm Henge (SW943607)
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Re: Pawton Gate by markj99 on Tuesday, 07 March 2023
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Pawton Gate Round Barrow measures c. 22 yards in diameter and 1 foot high on pastureland 250 yards N of Roseannon Downs. The surface of the barrow is featureless, covered in tufts of grass with few stones visible. There is an earthfast stone in the SE Arc and a small cluster of stones breaking the surface in the W Arc.
Further details are included in English Heritage List Entry Number: 1004405.
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