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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: St Breock Downs BarrowCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.6 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cornwall Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Wadebridge Nearest Village: Burlawn
Map Ref: SW97606821
Latitude: 50.478673N Longitude: 4.854089W
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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lucasn visited on 30th Nov 2021 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
markj99 visited on 13th Oct 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 St Breock Downs Barrow, located c.2.5 miles S of Wadebridge, is in a group of sites dominated by Men Gurta. They are accessed via a network of narrow lanes. It is worthwhile to visit all the sites in the cluster. St Breock Downs Barrow is visible N of the road approaching Men Gurta from E.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.5
A recently constructed wind farm provides a dramatic backdrop to St Breock Downs Barrow. In addition , St Breock Downs Menhir, a smaller version of Men Gurta can be found c. 330 yards WSW of the barrow on St Breock Downs, see the nearby sites list below.
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290m W 279° St Breock Downs Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW9731468264)
327m NW 315° St Breock Downs North* Barrow Cemetery (SW9737668449)
819m W 270° St Breock Beacon Kistvaen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SW9677968243)
823m W 275° Men Gurta* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW96786831)
1.7km NW 322° Pawton Quoit* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SW96586960)
1.7km WNW 285° Pawton Springs* Barrow Cemetery (SW9593468737)
1.9km W 273° Pawton Gate Round Barrow(s) (SW95716837)
2.0km W 265° Rosenannon Downs* Barrow Cemetery (SW95556810)
2.4km SW 226° St Mary's Well (Rosenannon)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW958666)
2.5km W 265° Rosenannon Downs W* Barrow Cemetery (SW95126811)
3.7km W 268° The Fiddler* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW9393368211)
3.9km NNW 342° Whitecross (Wadebridge)* Ancient Cross (SW965720)
4.0km WSW 258° Nine Maidens Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (SW93636754)
4.6km SSW 206° St. Wenna's well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW954642)
4.6km S 177° Demelza Castle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW977636)
4.7km W 267° Trelow Downs Stone Row / Alignment (SW92906817)
5.7km S 183° Belowda Beacon tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (SW97136254)
6.0km WNW 296° Trenance Rounds* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW923710)
6.4km ENE 73° Prior's Cross* Ancient Cross (SX038698)
6.5km NNE 31° Three Hole Cross* Ancient Cross (SX01177367)
6.6km S 170° St Gundred's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW985617)
6.6km SSW 205° Castle an Dinas (St Columb)* Hillfort (SW94556236)
6.6km ENE 72° Pencarrow Rounds* Hillfort (SX03987001)
6.9km NE 36° Killibury Camp* Hillfort (SX01857365)
6.9km ENE 65° Pencarrow Cross* Ancient Cross (SX040709)
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