<< Our Photo Pages >> Tolborough Tor Cairn - Cairn in England in Cornwall
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tolborough Tor CairnCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Launceston Nearest Village: Bolventor
Map Ref: SX175779
Latitude: 50.572265N Longitude: 4.57867W
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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lauraaurora visited on 3rd Dec 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
SandyG visited on 3rd May 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Limited car parking is available at SX 18124 78224. From here walk westward following a track to SX 17716 78136. Then head up the hill. Make sure to have a look at the adjacent stone row.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 5 Access: 3
A nice hilltop cairn, good views in all directions. Easier to approach from Catshole Downs than Bolventor as the extremely rough moorland is less tussocky on that side.
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