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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Watch Croft CairnsCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Cairn
Nearest Village: Morvah
Map Ref: SW419357
Latitude: 50.165010N Longitude: 5.615428W
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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LiveAndrew visited on 24th Jun 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
lucasn visited on 19th Apr 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
markj99 visited on 15th Oct 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 The cairn on the summit of Watch Croft has been despoiled by the construction of a modern shelter and a trig point supplanted in the centre of it.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.33 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 3
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