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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: St Breock Beacon KistvaenCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Wadebridge Nearest Village: St Breock
Map Ref: SW9677968243
Latitude: 50.478686N Longitude: 4.865663W
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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markj99 visited on 19th Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 1 I had difficulty in locating St Breock Beacon Kistvaen on my revisit. The thick vegetation lining the path to the trig point made an approach from here impossible. After some perseverance I found a way in from the road running W past Beacon Farm road end. Walk 40 yards W of the Beacon Farm road end to reach a vague path heading S into briars and gorse bushes. Head S towards a small gap between gorse and taller brushwood. After a 10 yard scramble through gorse and briars I reached a clear spot containing the ancient stones.
markj99 visited on 13th Oct 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 I found St Breock Beacon Kistvaen listed on TMP before visiting Men Gurta. I was determined to locate this hidden jewel so I followed the given directions to St Breock Beacon Kistvaen. After a scramble through thick vegetation I happily succeeded. It is better to visit in Autumn/Winter as the low vegetation may allow access via the path leading to the Trig Point. Walk S down the path starting at SW 96763 68268. After c. 40 yards look E down the bank to locate a vague trail leading to the stones.
TheCaptain visited on 28th Sep 2012 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 4 Recently rediscovered underneath a heavily overgrown region of scrub, just to the southwest of Men Gurta, this monument was first recorded by William Borlase in his 1872 work Naenia Cornubiae.
It basically consists of two large stone slabs, one leaning on the other. I found it by walking in a southwesterly direction from Men Gurta across scrubland and then down a track towards the trigpoint. Just after crossing a farmtrack, there is an area of very overgrown gorse bushes, which seem to nowadays be used for dumping and tipping waste and junk. From on top of one of the piles of rubble, I had a good look around, and saw the large stones not far away, but impossible to reach from my position. Having another attempt from a more easterly position, I managed to get through the waist high gorse and brambles, while at times I found myself in water almost up to my knees! The things we stonehunters put ourselves through.
When I eventually got to the stones, I couldn't see much, as the surrounding area was so waterlogged and they are so overgrown, but it is clear they are a megalithic construction. With this now back on the megalithic map, I am sure others will be able to get better pictures and descriptions of this during better conditions, and before it becomes totally covered in the rubble and junk tipped up here.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 2.67
I found it by walking in a southwesterly direction from Men Gurta across scrubland and then down a track towards the trigpoint. Just after crossing a farmtrack, there is an area of very overgrown gorse bushes, which seem to nowadays be used for dumping and tipping waste and junk. From on top of one of the piles of rubble, I had a good look around, and saw the large stones not far away, but impossible to reach from my position.
Having another attempt from a more easterly position, I managed to get through the waist high gorse and brambles, while at times I found myself in water almost up to my knees! The things we stonehunters put ourselves through.
When I eventually got to the stones, I couldn't see much, as the surrounding area was so waterlogged and they are so overgrown, but it is clear they are a megalithic construction.
With this now back on the megalithic map, I am sure others will be able to get better pictures and descriptions of this during better conditions, and before it becomes totally covered in the rubble and junk being tipped up here.
Note: Recently rediscovered, but still in danger of getting buried by rubbish dumping, description and pictures of this little known site now here.
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