Twelve men's moor cairn and cist
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Twelve men's moor cairn and cistCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Cist
Map Ref: SX2511075510
Latitude: 50.553121N Longitude: 4.470185W
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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TheCaptain visited on 16th Jun 2026 Heading on northeast I get to the marked cairn with cist. This is quite interesting to see as it looks like it is in two halves, one of them complete and covered, while the other half has been removed to show the cist and the stone construction of the cairn. I wouldn't be surprised if there were several more of these out here. I now head back to the car along the track, and see a cuckoo flying across to the north. Brilliant. Time to get out of my wet muddy boots and head back to Bristol, thankfully an easy journey this time.
markj99 visited on 8th Jun 2023 There is something attractive about an intact cist exposed in a cairn. The isolated location of the cairn probably contributed to its survival.
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