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Waterpit Down
Date Added: 14th Nov 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Waterpit Down submitted by markj99 on 15th Jun 2023. West Face of Waterpit Down Cross.
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Log Text: It isn't easy to park at the cross. I parked c. 200 yards E in a wide gateway opposite a farm shed.
Fenterleigh
Date Added: 14th Nov 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Fenterleigh submitted by markj99 on 15th Jun 2023. South Face of Fenterleigh Cross.
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Log Text: Take the Davidstow road in the centre of Bossinay at SX 0656 8882. Follow the road for c. 0.5 mile to a crossroads. Turn left onto a minor road for c. 50 yards to park up in a passing place. Walk back up to the the crossroads. The ancient cross is on your left adjacent to the road.
Leskernick cist
Date Added: 20th Nov 2024
Site Type: Cist
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 17th Mar 2014. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 4 Access 3
Leskernick cist submitted by Bladup on 19th Nov 2024. Leskernick cist with Brown Willy and part of the settlement in the background
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Log Text: This ruined cist is in a featureless moor with many scattered stones. Good GPS navigation is vital to locate the cist. It only becomes apparent at close range.
Boscawen-Ros West
Date Added: 6th Feb 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 8th Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Boscawen-Ros West submitted by maengurta on 13th Apr 2007. One of a pair of menhirs at Boscawen ros. This one in a hedge about 7 ft tall.
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Log Text: I managed to locate this stone, incorporated in a hedge on the W margin of the field, c. 60 yards WSW of Boscawen-Ros E Standing Stone.
Carburrow propped stone
Date Added: 23rd Apr 2025
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Mar 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Carburrow propped stone submitted by markj99 on 23rd Apr 2025. Carburrow propped stone viewed from NE.
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Log Text: Carburrow propped stone is a jumble of large stones c. 60 yards NW of the E Cairn on the summit of Carburrow Tor. An elongated cuboid stone points NW, propped up by a small boulder. It is a matter of speculation whether this is natural or modified by man.
Carburrow Tor cairns
Date Added: 23rd Apr 2025
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Mar 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Carburrow Tor cairns submitted by Bladup on 16th Jul 2015. Carburrow Tor cairns, looking over the south western cairn towards the north eastern one.
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Log Text: Carburrow Tor has a large summit plain with panoramic views. There are two large cairns on the summit. the W Cairn has been extensively quarried leaving an irregular stony surface. The E Cairn is largely intact with a shelter hollowed on the summit and a stone structure built on the W arc.
Carn Gluze
Date Added: 27th Apr 2025
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 6th Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 5
Carn Gluze submitted by Horatio on 23rd Oct 2024. Carn Gluze looking North-West
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Log Text: Ballowall Chambered Cairn has been sympathetically restored. It is located in an elevated position overlooking picturesque Cape Cornwall.
Bosullow Quoit
Date Added: 2nd May 2025
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 21st Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Bosullow Quoit submitted by JimChampion on 12th Sep 2006. The granite capstone of this stylised quoit sculpture rests on three stubby uprights.
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Log Text: I have driven past this many times since my first encounter in 21.03.13. It may be small but it captures the unique spirit of antiquity that makes Cornwall special.
Chapel Carn Brea Tomb
Date Added: 24th May 2025
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 6th Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Chapel Carn Brea Tomb submitted by TheCaptain on 9th Aug 2022. Could it once have been a bit like Carn Gloose, with a large internal cairn surrounded by a ring, with at least one chamber?
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Log Text: The short steep walk up Chapel Carn Brea is amply rewarded by panoramic views and several cairns on the summit.
Chapel Carn Brea Cairns
Date Added: 24th May 2025
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 6th Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Chapel Carn Brea Cairns submitted by Bladup on 19th Nov 2013. Stones of the kerb cairn at SW 38372806. It is 5.5m in diameter and is about 1.5m high on the lower, west side and 0.5m high on the east. The interior is earth filled to within 0.2m of the top of the inner kerb, of which three upright slabs can be detected. Five stones of the outer kerb can be seen.
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Log Text: The short steep walk up Chapel Carn Brea is amply rewarded by panoramic views and several cairns on the summit.
Carn Euny Village
Date Added: 25th May 2025
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 21st Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Carn Euny Village submitted by AngieLake on 31st Oct 2004. This view over the Carn Euny Settlement was taken in two shots, which are cobbled together to give an idea of how it looked in March 2004. Bec-Zog's pic is similar to this.
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Log Text: Carn Euny Village is one of the best ancient settlements I have visited, second only to Skara Brae.
Carn Euny Fogou
Date Added: 25th May 2025
Site Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 21st Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Carn Euny Fogou submitted by AngieLake on 2nd Jan 2005. This shot shows the huge but low (4.5ft - 1.4m) SE-facing doorway of the Carn Euny 'Beehive Hut' underground chamber, with its own short passage leading into the fogou passage which runs SW/NE, (but snaking here with a flatter, more W/E run), just outside the doorway. It is thought that the Beehive Hut (chamber) was the first structure on this site, so that originally the eastern wall of the fogou passage would not have obstructed the view. It is possible that the sun was meant to shine down t...
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Log Text: Carn Euny is the most complete fogou I have ever visited: the round chamber is particularly impressive. If you are in the area it is a compulsory detour.
Carwynnen Quoit
Date Added: 14th Jun 2025
Site Type: Portal Tomb
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 26th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Carwynnen Quoit submitted by Andy B on 28th Jun 2016. RIP Sustrust's Founder and Heroine Pip Richards.
Beverley Hollyoake wrote: Pip a much loved wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully at Mount Edgecombe Hospice surrounded by the love of her family on Saturday 7th May 2016 aged just sixty five. Her family are deeply saddened by their loss, Pip was the bright spark in all their lives.
They draw some comfort at this difficult time in the knowledge that Pip had lived a rich and full life on her own terms whilst enriching the liv...
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Log Text: I visited Carwynnen Quoit 2 months after its reconstruction by a local group. The impressive restoration of this site gives hope for the future of many ruined sites.
Castallack Carn
Date Added: 14th Jun 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 1
Castallack Carn submitted by hamish on 2nd Jul 2005. This is an interesting feature,maybe it was from places like this that Cap Stones were taken.there is a small cave here.This is not far from the footpath.
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Log Text: More than 10 years have elapsed since my visit to Castallack Carn Standing Stone. It is located at SW 44740 25374, between Castallack Round and an abandoned quarry. GPS navigation and persistence are required to find this stone hidden in shrubbery.
Castallack Round
Date Added: 14th Jun 2025
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Castallack Round submitted by Bladup on 21st Jul 2016. Another view of the Large upright stones to the North East of the South East entrance at Castallack Round.
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Log Text: One of my pet hates is a footpath off a narrow lane with no parking available. A footpath starts at Castallack Farm on a narrow Cornish lane. I parked carefully opposite the footpath in front of 2 houses. Follow the footpath NW for c. 350 yards to Castallack Round: depending on the season the SE entrance may be blocked by vegetation.
Castallack standing stone
Date Added: 14th Jun 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Castallack standing stone submitted by enkidu41 on 29th Aug 2004.
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Log Text: Castallack Standing Stone is in a field c. 150 NE of Castallack Farm. There is a narrow passing place c. 100 yards NE of Castallack Farm where careful parking is possible. A gateway opposite leads into a field. Castallack Standing Stone is c. 50 yards ENE of the gateway.
The Table Stone of Castallack
Date Added: 16th Jun 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
The Table Stone of Castallack submitted by Bladup on 9th Feb 2023. The Table Stone of Castallack, was it it's own standing stone, part of the standing stone in the next field to the west or part of a possible cairn in the next field to the south or even something else?
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Log Text: I found this recumbent stone when visiting the nearby standing stone but was unsure of its antiquity. It looks like a naked capstone but there are no other stones in the vicinity and the ground is flat. I think the stone is too heavy to be moved so it is probably in its original position.
Catshole Quoit
Date Added: 17th Jun 2025
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 16th Mar 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Catshole Quoit submitted by dooclay on 1st Jul 2022. The Catshole Quoit
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Log Text: Catshole Quoit is loctated on the summit of Catshole Tor surrounded by multiple small tors. I wasn't entirely convinced that man was responsible for the arrangement of stones but I retain an open mind on the theory.
Merry Maidens Holed Stone
Date Added: 21st Jun 2025
Site Type: Holed Stone
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 8th Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Merry Maidens Holed Stone submitted by enkidu41 on 15th Nov 2004. A definite change of use over the millennia!
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Log Text: I found Choone Holed Stone by walking c. 250 yards NE along the B3315 from the Merry Maidens Car Park. It is located in the first gateway on the left. In summer it may be obscured by vegetation
Chun Castle
Date Added: 21st Jun 2025
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 21st Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Chun Castle submitted by pebbletripper on 26th Sep 2018. Sept 25th 2018 Equilux alignment. As sun finally set it appeared to form a halo or collar behind pointer stone as captured by my wife on her iPhone
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Log Text: If you are visiting Chun Quoit (if not why not) it is a no brainer to take the path heading E for c. 330 yards to Chun Castle. The circular wall of the fort is impressive but the interior is somewhat disappointing.