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<< Our Photo Pages >> Twelve men's moor cairn and cist - Cist in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Sunday, 14 April 2013  Page Views: 3933

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Twelve men's moor cairn and cist
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Cist

Map Ref: SX25117551
Latitude: 50.553121N  Longitude: 4.470185W
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.
 4 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 8th Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 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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Twelve men's moor cairn and cist
Twelve men's moor cairn and cist submitted by Bladup : Twelve men's moor cairn and cist. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A cairn half dug away leaving a very intact cist with it's coverstone right next to it.
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Twelve men's moor cairn and cist submitted by rogerkread : This cairn lies just across the farm track at SX251756 and is marked on the 1:25 000 map. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Twelve men's moor cairn and cist
Twelve men's moor cairn and cist submitted by rogerkread : The cairn and cist with Kilmar Tor in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Twelve men's moor cairn and cist
Twelve men's moor cairn and cist submitted by rogerkread : The cist is easy enough to find despite consisting of low stones by a hummock in a landscape of low stones and hummocks. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Twelve men's moor cairn and cist
Twelve men's moor cairn and cist submitted by rogerkread : The cist from above, standing on the remains of the cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Twelve men's moor cairn and cist
Twelve men's moor cairn and cist submitted by Bladup : This cairn is found just to the West at 248754. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Twelve men's moor cairn and cist
Twelve men's moor cairn and cist submitted by Bladup : Twelve men's moor cairn and cist.

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 142m NW 307° Twelve men's moor bronze age settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX250756)
 259m SSE 162° Pyramid Stone (Kilmar Tor)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX25187526)
 322m W 261° Trewortha Cairns* Barrow Cemetery (SX2479075470)
 442m ESE 116° Twelve Men's Moor Cairns* Barrow Cemetery (SX2550075300)
 528m S 178° Kilmar Tor North Propped Stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX2510874982)
 662m S 169° Kilmar Tor propped stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX2521374856)
 701m S 180° High Rock propped stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX2509074809)
 715m S 171° Kilmar Tor* Rock Outcrop (SX2520074800)
 785m SW 227° Trewortha Kerb cairn and cist* Chambered Cairn (SX24527499)
 819m NNE 13° Hawk's Tor (South)* Stone Row / Alignment (SX2532476301)
 884m WSW 244° Trewortha Settlement Ancient Village or Settlement (SX24307515)
 1.0km SSE 152° Twelve Men's Moor Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX25567460)
 1.1km W 277° King Arthur's Bed* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX24057568)
 1.1km SSE 150° Linkinhorne Reave Misc. Earthwork (SX2564274508)
 1.2km SSE 168° Bearah Tramway Cairn* Cairn (SX25327430)
 1.2km SSE 165° Bearah Tramway Cist* Cist (SX254743)
 1.3km SSW 192° Wardbrook Farm Cist* Cist (SX2481374281)
 1.5km SSW 208° Withey Brook Settlement Ancient Village or Settlement (SX24377425)
 1.5km NNE 21° Allabury Hillfort (SX257769)
 1.7km SE 132° Bearah Common Long Cairn* Chambered Cairn (SX26327435)
 1.8km SSE 164° Langstone downs Cairns* Cairn (SX25547380)
 1.8km S 172° Langstone Downs row Stone Row / Alignment (SX253737)
 1.9km S 187° Withey Brook Cairn* Cairn (SX2482273656)
 1.9km SSW 212° Newel Tor Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX24057393)
 2.0km SSW 209° Siblyback Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX241738)
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Re: Directions to Twelve men's moor cairn and cist by markj99 on Monday, 12 April 2021
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From N: The B3254 heads S off the A30 at Launceton. Take the first left for B3254 St Petherwin at the first roundabout. Stay on the B3254 for c. 7 miles. Cross the Lynher river into Berriow Bridge. There is an unsigned dead-end lane turning R at the end of the narrow bridge . Follow this track uphill for c. 1.25 miles to reach a Car Park at a cattle grid at the end of the public road.

From S: From A38 take the A390 Liskeard exit. Follow All Routes B3254 into Liskeard. The B3254 becomes Pound St. Take the second exit R for All other routes at the roundabout, avoiding the Town Centre. Take the first L for B3254 Pensilva/St Cleer at the double roundabout. Follow the B3254 for c. 8 miles to reach Berriow Bridge. At the N end of Berriow Bridge there is an unsigned dead-end lane turning L just before the narrow bridge over the Lynher River. Follow this track uphill for c. 1.25 miles to reach a Car Park at a cattle grid at the end of the public road.

Twelve Men’s Moor starts here. There are many sites to be explored from here: They include Cairns, a Cist, the Pyramid Stone and a Settlement on Twelve Men’s Moor, an unusual Stone Row on Hawk’s Tor Summit and Arthur’s Bed on Trewortha Tor, all in a square kilometre.
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