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Submitted by coldrum on Wednesday, 14 October 2009  Page Views: 6014

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Minions Mound
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Liskeard  Nearest Village: Minions
Map Ref: SX26017112
Latitude: 50.513947N  Longitude: 4.455443W
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.
 2 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.
 5 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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markj99 visited on 6th Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 The stone wall constructed round the mound may be protecting it for future antiquarians, however it also disguises the antiquity of the site.

Richard13 visited on 1st Jul 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 3 Access: 4.5

Minions Mound
Minions Mound submitted by windowman : Minions Mound, a bronze age cairn that is situated by the car park for the Hurlers stone circle site. Easy to miss, many if not all the visitors to the car park are probably unaware just what this small mound is. The mound was damaged when the walls for the adjacent cottages were built, and half the mound was cut away, forming a 'D' shape. The cairn gave it's name to the village of Minions, which ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Minion's Mound is the remains of a round barrow to be found at the southwestern edge of the village besides the car park.

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Minions Mound
Minions Mound submitted by Bladup : Minions Mound. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SX2671 : Minions by Hugh Venables
by Hugh Venables
©2006(licence)
SX2671 : Miners' Cottages in Minions by Tony Atkin
by Tony Atkin
©2007(licence)
SX2571 : Minions Mound by Eric Foster
by Eric Foster
©2012(licence)
SX2671 : Linkinhorne: at Minions by Martin Bodman
by Martin Bodman
©2010(licence)
SX2671 : Minions shop by Hugh Venables
by Hugh Venables
©2006(licence)

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 231m W 261° Minions Platform Round Barrow* Cairn (SX25787109)
 289m NW 315° The Hurlers (S)* Stone Circle (SX25817133)
 330m NW 323° The Hurlers (C)* Stone Circle (SX25827139)
 332m NW 325° The Hurlers* Stone Circle (SX25837140)
 349m NNW 327° The Hurlers causeway* Ancient Trackway (SX25837142)
 371m NNW 331° The Hurlers (N)* Stone Circle (SX25847145)
 377m NW 306° The Hurlers Pipers* Standing Stones (SX25717135)
 490m NNW 342° The Hurlers North* Stone Circle (SX25877159)
 738m SW 218° The Long Stone (Minions)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX25547055)
 765m WSW 237° Minions Cairns Cairn (SX25357073)
 773m W 261° Minions Kerbed Cairn Cairn (SX25247103)
 783m NNW 340° The Hurlers Avenue* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX2576371864)
 790m N 359° Rillaton Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SX26027191)
 802m NNE 12° Minions Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX262719)
 830m N 357° Rillaton N Cairn* Cairn (SX26007195)
 862m W 262° Minions Bronze Age round cairn. Cairn (SX25157103)
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 899m W 264° Trewalla Farm Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX25117106)
 1.2km SE 139° Caradon Hill stone row Stone Row / Alignment (SX26797016)
 1.3km ESE 108° Caradon Hill cairns* Barrow Cemetery (SX272707)
 1.3km NNW 348° The Cheesewring* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX25787239)
 1.3km NW 308° Craddock Moor platform cairn* Cairn (SX25027196)
 1.3km WNW 300° Craddock Moor circle* Stone Circle (SX24877183)
 1.4km NNW 348° Stowe's Pound* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX25787247)
 1.7km W 279° Craddock Moor Cairn Cemetery* Barrow Cemetery (SX2435071429)
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Re: Minions Mound by markj99 on Wednesday, 21 June 2023
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Visited 06.06.23

When I read Coldrum's comment I realised that I had been walking past the original Minions Mound on every visit to Minions. The stone wall constructed round the mound may be protecting it for future antiquarians, however it also disguises the antiquity of the site.
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Minions Mound Streetview by Runemage on Saturday, 13 October 2012
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Archaeology of Minions Moor by Andy B on Saturday, 10 July 2010
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Archaeology of Minions Moor

Tue 27 July 13.45–17.30

A walk around the moor to Stowes Hill investigating archaeology – the obvious and not so obvious. …

A walk around the moor to Stowes Hill and return investigating archaeology – the obvious and not so obvious, with guide Tony Blackman. Donations to Cornwall Heritage Trust. Clothing suitable for the day – please wear leg-covering clothes and good walking shoes/boots, drink and snack, sunblock, dogs on leads.

Location: Meet Minions Car Park (West end of village Explorer 109 258711).

O: Cornwall Heritage Trust
N: Tony Blackman
T: 01872 572725
E: [email protected]
W: http://www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/

Festival of British Archaeology 2010
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Re: Minions Mound by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 21 October 2009
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The real Minions Mound is not that which is marked on the OS maps, but a round barrow walled in beside the car park at the southern edge of the village of Minions.

This barrow gave its name to the village, previously known as "Cheesewring Railway".
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