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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Robin How Alternative Name: Dunkery Hill
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Cairn

Map Ref: SS90764273  Landranger Map Number: 181
Latitude: 51.173341N  Longitude: 3.564005W
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
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data 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.
 3 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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Robin How submitted by sem : Robin How Cairn together with an unnamed cairn form a pair on the horizon when approached by the track. Joanie Howe Cairn is behind Robin How and does not become visible until you reach the latter. Joanie How and the unnamed cairn then form another pair on the horizon. This pairing of cairns is very similar to the arrangements found in South Wales. (Vote or comment on this photo)
One of a number of cairns on Dunkery Hill in Somerset

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : Approaching Robin How along the stony path. What a lovely afternoon (5th Sept). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : An interesting stone on Robin How. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : View to Porlock Bay from Robin How on 5th September. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : Looking back to the second cairn from the top of Robin How. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : Lovely views from the top of Robin How on a beautiful early Autumn afternoon. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : Robin How viewed from the second cairn ('Joaney How'?) If admins think this is correct - and Sem called it that in his post - can you move those photos of it to relevant site page please?) (1 comment)

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : Superb views from this second cairn ('Joaney How'??), towards Watchet.

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : This is the second cairn on approach from Robin How. I don't want to post it under 'Joaney How' til I'm sure it IS that cairn. Sem thinks so in his earlier post.

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : Below the Robin How cairn, to North: The high point in the background is the summit of Dunkery Hill .. Dunkery Beacon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkery_Hill. It's the highest point on Exmoor, and in Somerset, and highest in Southern England after Dartmoor.

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : This is another angle showing the second cairn from the northern side of Robin How.

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : From this angle we can see the other cairn, which Sem calls Joaney How. (I hope this is right as I didn't see another significant cairn close by?) (1 comment)

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : Getting much closer to Robin How!

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : A beautiful day and the cairns viewed from the roadside on the way to the start of the path. Robin How is the one on the left, and according to Sem, in his post, that will be Joaney How to its right. (Not sure about that, can someone confirm?)

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Robin How submitted by AngieLake : This is where I parked on 5th September while walking to Robin How. As I drove up from Webber's Post on the N side of Dunkery Hill, this was the closest pull-in (not tarmaced layby), to the cairns' path.

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Robin How submitted by sem : Robin How Cairn as viewed from the unnamed cairn to the SE. Joanie How is off-camera to the right. What should have been a gentle stroll of about 1km from the nearest parking spot became a bit of a trek in thirty degrees+ heat!

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