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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tregonning hill tumulus - Round Cairn in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Saturday, 10 November 2012  Page Views: 2895

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tregonning hill tumulus
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.828 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Round Cairn
Nearest Town: Helston
Map Ref: SW604294
Latitude: 50.116218N  Longitude: 5.352908W
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.
4 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
4

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Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : Tregonning hill tumulus [Kerbcairn]. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Pastscape says - A mutilated barrow, which survives as a flat-topped mound 20.0 metres by 17.0 metres and 0.9 metres high, with part of a stone retaining circle with big stones inside.

I'll get photo's now the bracken's down.
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Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : The stone in the foreground may have been part of a cist, the stone on the left is part of the kerb and there's another kerbstone to the right of the little tree, with Castle Pencaire in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : If you look hard enough you can see part of the kerb of Tregonning Hill kerb cairn with Castle Pencaire in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : Kerbstones at Tregonning hill tumulus with Castle Pencaire in the background (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : The second barrow at SW603295 comprising a flat topped stone cairn circa 20m diameter and is 0.5m high, with Castle Pencaire in the background (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : Tregonning hill tumulus [SW60392945], Part of the kerb with Castle Pencaire in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : Tregonning hill tumulus, The kerb cairn at SW60392945.

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : At SW603295 is a second 'round barrow' comprising a flat topped stone cairn circa 20m diameter and is 0.5m high. The remains of two excavation trenches are visible. This photo is looking East.

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : At SW603295 is a second 'round barrow' comprising a flat topped stone cairn circa 20m diameter and is 0.5m high. The remains of two excavation trenches are visible, Castle Pencaire is in the background on the Left.

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : At SW603295 is a second 'round barrow' comprising a flat topped stone cairn circa 20m diameter and is 0.5m high. The remains of two excavation trenches are visible.

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : Kerbstones at Tregonning hill tumulus.

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : Kerbstones in the Northern half of Tregonning hill tumulus.

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : This stone of unknown age is found before the farm and East of the track that leads to the tumulus from the South.

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : Kerbstones on the Western side of Tregonning hill tumulus, Looking North West towards Castle Pencaire.

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : Kerbstones on the Eastern side of Tregonning hill tumulus, Looking North West towards Castle Pencaire.

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : Kerbstones at Tregonning hill tumulus, In the background is Castle Pencaire.

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : Kerbstones at Tregonning hill tumulus, Castle pencaire is in the background.

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : A kerbstone at Tregonning hill tumulus.

Tregonning hill tumulus
Tregonning hill tumulus submitted by Bladup : Some of the kerbstones at Tregonning hill tumulus. In the background is St Michael's mount.

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