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<< Our Photo Pages >> Red Post Barrows - Barrow Cemetery in England in Cornwall

Submitted by dooclay on Wednesday, 03 September 2025  Page Views: 377

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Red Post Barrows
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Stratton  Nearest Village: Pancrasweek
Map Ref: SS26330547
Latitude: 50.822658N  Longitude: 4.467066W
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
2 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.
no data 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
5

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Red Post Barrows
Red Post Barrows submitted by dooclay : Slight raise, just off centre of shot (Vote or comment on this photo)
Barrow Cemetery in Cornwall

Three Barrows north of Red Post Crossroads, Source Cornwall HER:
HER 443 A grass covered bowl barrow 24m in diameter and 1.0m high, with no visible ditch.
HER 443.10 A grass covered bowl barrow 28m in diameter and 1.3m high, with no visible ditch.
HER 443.20 A bowl barrow approx 30m by 40m in diameter and 1.0m high.
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Red Post Barrows
Red Post Barrows submitted by dooclay : Slight bump in back ground between middle 2 power-line poles (HER 443) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Red Post Barrows
Red Post Barrows submitted by dooclay : Another 'bump' of a Barrow (Vote or comment on this photo)

Red Post Barrows
Red Post Barrows submitted by dooclay : Not sure the Barrow should be driven over! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS2605 : Cornwall : The B3254 by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2014(licence)
SS2605 : Approaching Red Post by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2017(licence)
SS2605 : Car with a chimney by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2017(licence)
SS2605 : Old Direction Sign - Signpost by the A3072, Red Post by Alan Rosevear
by Alan Rosevear
©2019(licence)
SS2605 : Direction Sign - Signpost by the A3072 at Red Post by P McCrickard
by P McCrickard
©2025(licence)

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