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<< Our Photo Pages >> Colquite Ringcairn - Ring Cairn in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Saturday, 15 April 2017  Page Views: 2085

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Colquite Ringcairn
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Ring Cairn

Map Ref: SX16337400
Latitude: 50.536862N  Longitude: 4.59325W
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.
 4 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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Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Colquite Ringcairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ring Cairn in Cornwall

A 15m ringcairn, Hengiform type, In as much as the ditch is on the inside of the bank, unusually there are kerbstones within the ditch.
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Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Colquite Ringcairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Colquite Ringcairn, Stones in the ditch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Colquite Ringcairn, Hawks Tor is the hill on the right, It has Stripple stones henge on it, This maybe explains why this site is henge like. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Colquite Ringcairn at Sunset. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Stones at Colquite Ringcairn making it look a little like an embanked stone circle.

Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup : Colquite Ringcairn.

Colquite Ringcairn
Colquite Ringcairn submitted by Bladup

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