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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Ridge Cairn - Cairn in England in Cornwall

Submitted by JimChampion on Saturday, 27 October 2007  Page Views: 4340

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Ridge Cairn
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Bodmin  Nearest Village: North Hill
Map Ref: SX24337785
Latitude: 50.573911N  Longitude: 4.48229W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
 3 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
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The Ridge Cairn
The Ridge Cairn submitted by JimChampion : August 2007. The cairn is at the northern end of "The Ridge" - an aptly named hill on the edge of open moorland. The rubble has been cleared from the centre of the cairn to create a shelter for sheep out on the moor. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This 23 metre diameter cairn is located at the northern end of "The Ridge" hill on East Moor, part of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall.

The mound's central rubble has been cleared to make a shelter for sheep on the moor, re-using the cairn's inner ring as a wall-base. More details on the structure of the cairn can be found in the English Heritage monument scheduling (pdf document).
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The Ridge Cairn
The Ridge Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : The large cairn has been adapted into a shelter. There is a 1.5 metre tall stone standing in the middle which looks like it once acted as a door post. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Ridge Cairn
The Ridge Cairn submitted by JimChampion : August 2007. The remains of the Ridge Cairn in the foreground - the central region has been cleared to create a shelter for sheep. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Ridge Cairn
The Ridge Cairn submitted by Bladup : The Ridge Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Ridge Cairn
The Ridge Cairn submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Ridge Cairn
The Ridge Cairn submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Ridge Cairn
The Ridge Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : View of the Ridge cairn atop the hill, taken from Clitters Cairn, about 500 metres to the northwest.

The Ridge Cairn
The Ridge Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : View of the ridge top cairn while descending the hill to the northwest.

The Ridge Cairn
The Ridge Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : View of the cairn looking east, over the Tamar valley to Dartmoor.

The Ridge Cairn
The Ridge Cairn submitted by TheCaptain : Approaching the cairn along the top of the hill from the southwest.

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Re: The Ridge Cairn by TheCaptain on Sunday, 12 December 2010
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Notes from my visit on 23 May 2010.

This is a large stone cairn on the top of Ridge hill at the eastern end of the summit ridge. It is probably about 25 metres diameter, and has been adapted into a shelter, or perhaps even once a house of kinds. There is a 1.5 metre tall stone standing in the middle which looks like it once acted as a door post.

The views up here are stunning. Dartmoor to the east over the Tamar valley, Brown Willy to the north west, 12 Men’s Moor to the south, open moorland to the west.
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