<< Our Photo Pages >> West Porth Cairn - Cairn in England in Cornwall
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: West Porth CairnCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Cairn
Map Ref: SV90631627
Latitude: 49.966228N Longitude: 6.315661W
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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Cairn in Cornwall
At half tide in West Porth a cairn is visible. The cairn is 14.5m diameter and 1.3m high, incorporating a natural rock on the west side. The perimeter bounded by larger stones (though they don't form a recognisable kerb). It is in the area of a field system, but is 20m from the nearest wall and its size and construction suggest that it is a burial cairn rather than a clearance mound.
The grid reference given by Bladup places this cairn within the scheduled area recorded as Historic England List ID 1016179, "Prehistoric cairns, prehistoric to post-medieval settlements and field systems, an early Christian focus, post-medieval kelp pits and quay on Tean and Old Man".
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