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<< Our Photo Pages >> Trewortha Cairns - Cairn in England in Cornwall

Submitted by dooclay on Sunday, 23 October 2022  Page Views: 341

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Trewortha Cairns
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.4 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Launceston  Nearest Village: North Hill
Map Ref: SX24697543
Latitude: 50.552276N  Longitude: 4.47607W
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.
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.
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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markj99 visited on 8th Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 I have spent more time than I care to recall wandering Twelve Men's Moor searching for cairns. It is a particularly frustrating experience rewarded by the discovery of an occasional cist and cairn.

Trewortha Cairns
Trewortha Cairns submitted by dooclay : Site in England (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Cornwall, England

A group of Cairns, some of which may be clearance Cairns
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Trewortha Cairns
Trewortha Cairns submitted by dooclay : Site in England (Vote or comment on this photo)

Trewortha Cairns
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SX2475 : Under Trewortha Tor by Hugh Venables
by Hugh Venables
©2006(licence)
SX2575 : Boulder, Twelve Men's Moor by Chris Andrews
by Chris Andrews
©2015(licence)
SX2475 : Old Boundary Marker west of Kilmar Tor by P G Moore
by P G Moore
©2021(licence)
SX2475 : Reconstruction of a Roundhouse, Trewortha by Chris Andrews
by Chris Andrews
©2015(licence)
SX2474 : Cairn and Cist, Below Kilmar Tor by Chris Andrews
by Chris Andrews
©2015(licence)

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 353m ENE 59° Twelve men's moor bronze age settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX250756)
 426m ENE 77° Twelve men's moor cairn and cist* Cist (SX25117551)
 471m SSW 199° Trewortha Kerb cairn and cist* Chambered Cairn (SX24527499)
 517m ESE 107° Pyramid Stone (Kilmar Tor)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX25187526)
 612m SE 135° Kilmar Tor North Propped Stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX2510874982)
 685m WNW 289° King Arthur's Bed* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX24057568)
 738m SE 145° High Rock propped stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX2509074809)
 775m SE 136° Kilmar Tor propped stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX2521374856)
 809m SE 139° Kilmar Tor* Rock Outcrop (SX252748)
 818m E 97° Twelve Men's Moor Cairns Barrow Cemetery (SX255753)
 1.1km NE 34° Hawk's Tor (South)* Stone Row / Alignment (SX2532476301)
 1.3km SSE 149° Bearah Tramway Cairn* Cairn (SX25327430)
 1.3km SE 132° Linkinhorne Reave Misc. Earthwork (SX2564274508)
 1.3km SE 146° Bearah Tramway Cist* Cist (SX254743)
 1.7km SSW 198° Siblyback Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX241738)
 1.8km S 174° Withey Brook* Cairn (SX2482273656)
 1.8km NNE 33° Allabury Hillfort (SX257769)
 1.8km SSE 159° Langstone Downs row Stone Row / Alignment (SX253737)
 1.9km SSE 153° Langstone downs Cairns* Cairn (SX255737)
 2.0km ESE 122° Bearah Common Long Cairn* Chambered Cairn (SX26327435)
 2.1km N 360° Bowda Stone Circle* Stone Circle (SX24757757)
 2.4km S 191° Craddock Moor Prehistoric Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX24157310)
 2.4km NW 324° Redmoor Marsh* Misc. Earthwork (SX23327742)
 2.4km WNW 301° Colquite Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX22657675)
 2.4km N 350° The Ridge Cairn* Cairn (SX24337785)
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