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Rosenannon Downs
Date Added: 17th Apr 2023
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 20th Feb 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Rosenannon Downs submitted by markj99 on 11th Mar 2023. Central Hollow of Rosenannon N Downs Barrow viewed from E.
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Log Text: Rosenannon N & Central Barrows are visible as prominent mounds on the N margin of Rosenannon Downs. You could easily walk past Rosenannon S Barrow without noticing it.
Cairnpapple Hill
Date Added: 25th Apr 2023
Site Type: Round Cairn
Country: Scotland (West Lothian)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Apr 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Cairnpapple Hill submitted by Anne T on 21st May 2017. View of the north side of the cairn, looking back towards the visitor centre and mast behind.
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Log Text: On approach there are so many features in Cairnpapple Hill Cairn it is hard to get your head around. After walking round for 30 minutes I managed to get a mental map of the phases of construction. The restoration may seem excessive to some but at least the concrete dome allows safe access to the central cists. It is currently £7.50 to visit during opening hours but I did spend a solitary hour investigating the many facets of the cairn.
Galabraes
Date Added: 25th Apr 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (West Lothian)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Apr 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Galabraes submitted by postman on 11th Nov 2012. Site in West Lothian Scotland
Galabraes standing stone, it's not far from Cairnpapple and very close to the road, how com no-ones posted on here before
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Log Text: Galabraes E Standing Stone is on the left side of the narrow road approaching Cairnpapple Hill. I resolved to visit it on the way back. To paraphrase Charles Dickens, Galabraes is "A Tale of Two Stones": the E Standing Stone is a tall erect slab and the W broken stump on the edge of gorse bushes is a sad remnant of a standing stone. In fact, the gorse bushes are encroaching on W Galabraes stone so don't leave it too long. The condition rating of Galabraes E is 4 and Galabraes W is 2, hence the average rating of 3.
Cuff Hill
Date Added: 5th May 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (North Ayrshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jul 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Cuff Hill submitted by markj99 on 15th Jul 2021. Central W Chamber of Cuff Hill Cairn viewed from NE.
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Log Text: Cuff Hill Cairn is not easy to find, however there are extensive stone chamber and passage remains making your efforts worthwhile. Detailed directions to the cairn are posted in a comment on the site page.
Ballageich Hill
Date Added: 5th May 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (East Renfrewshire)
Visited: Yes on 2nd May 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Ballageich Hill submitted by markj99 on 5th May 2023. Ballageich Hill Cairn viewed from W.
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Log Text: When I was young, the B764 Eaglesham Moor road was one of the shortest routes from Ayr to Edinburgh. In fact I climbed up to the cairn several times in my pre-antequarian days failing to recognise a cairn. The cairn is built on a natural viewpoint with an adjacent lay-by. It is therefore all the more surprising that the site has not been already posted on TMP. Since the construction of a dual carriageway to East Kilbride from the A77, the Eaglesham moor road has become a cycle-friendly scenic alternative route to East Kilbride. It is altogether a more peaceful place to linger now.
Black Loch Crannog
Date Added: 13th May 2023
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Black Loch Crannog submitted by Creative Commons on 17th Jul 2013. Crannog within the Castle Kennedy estate
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Log Text: A path runs along the W bank of Black Loch in the grounds of Lochinch Castle Estate. There is in truth not much to see beyond a wooded island however there is plenty to explore in Castle Kennedy Gardens.
Prior's Cross
Date Added: 21st May 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Prior's Cross submitted by Thorgrim on 5th Nov 2004. Unusual Fleur de Lys symbols on both sides of this cross at the strangely named village of Washaway
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Log Text: I have driven past Washaway cross many times while visiting Cornwall. The tall slender cross has an antique weather worn patina.
Altarnun Cross B
Date Added: 14th Jun 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Altarnun Cross B submitted by dooclay on 11th Apr 2023. The Cross is built into a wall just past the first right leaving Altanun towards Fowey Moor
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Log Text: The Short Cross is located c. 500 yards N of Altarnun at the start of a narrow lane leading to Tresibbett. I had to clear away vegetation to find the broken cross head embedded in the base of a stone wall.
Newpark Cross
Date Added: 14th Jun 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Newpark Cross submitted by dooclay on 30th Oct 2022. got around to getting my own photo of this cross now
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Log Text: New Park Cross is located c. 0.5 miles E of Davidstow Moor on the grass verge of a junction with New Park Farm. The Cross Head has a convincing weather-worn antique patina.
Davidstow Moor Barrow
Date Added: 14th Jun 2023
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Davidstow Moor Barrow submitted by dooclay on 11th Apr 2023. Missed this so many times travelling the area
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Log Text: Davidstow Moor Barrow is located on the NE corner of Davidstow Moor. Despite being adjacent to the Davidstow Airfield road there are so many millitary mounds on the moor that it is possible to drive past it.
Kilmar Tor North Propped Stone
Date Added: 17th Jun 2023
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 3
Kilmar Tor North Propped Stone submitted by dooclay on 24th Oct 2022. Site in England, Kilmar Tor N possible Propped Stone
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Log Text: With so many random stones scattered on Kilmar Tor, one could easily walk past this stone setting. I'm leaning towards the man-made monument rather than natural stone arrangement.
Pyramid Stone (Kilmar Tor)
Date Added: 17th Jun 2023
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 3
Pyramid Stone (Kilmar Tor) submitted by markj99 on 23rd Mar 2021. A triangular face of Pyramid Stone (Kilmar Tor)
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Log Text: The Pyramid Stone is one of nature's happy little accidents, situated on the northern slope of Kilmar Tor.
Langstone downs Cairns
Date Added: 20th Jun 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Langstone downs Cairns submitted by Bladup on 15th Apr 2013. Part of the kerb cairn, it's the eastern of the three cairns, Sharp tor sits proud in the distance.
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Log Text: I parked up on the edge of Twelve Men's moor at SX 25841 75851, walked E to reach the valley between Kilmar Tor & Bearah Tor. I followed the valley W to reach the Bearah Tor Tramway, then headed S towards the obvious cairns on the summit of Langstone Downs. There are three contiguous stone cairns on a SE-NW Axis.
Minions Platform Round Barrow
Date Added: 21st Jun 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Minions Platform Round Barrow submitted by thecaptain on 22nd Oct 2009. The platform cairn marked on OS Maps as "Minions Mound", but in reality is not.
View here to The Hurlers, with Stowe's Pound and the Rillaton Barrow on the horizon.
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Log Text: The tumulus may not be well preserved but it is only 300 yards NW of Minions Car Park, so why not take a small detour before visiting the Hurlers.
Minions Mound
Date Added: 21st Jun 2023
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Minions Mound submitted by windowman on 21st Jan 2012. Minions Mound, a bronze age cairn that is situated by the car park for the Hurlers stone circle site. Easy to miss, many if not all the visitors to the car park are probably unaware just what this small mound is. The mound was damaged when the walls for the adjacent cottages were built, and half the mound was cut away, forming a 'D' shape. The cairn gave it's name to the village of Minions, which was previously called Cheewring Railway, a major junction point for the original Liskeard and Carad...
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Log Text: The stone wall constructed round the mound may be protecting it for future antiquarians, however it also disguises the antiquity of the site.
Twelve men's moor cairn and cist
Date Added: 21st Jun 2023
Site Type: Cist
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Twelve men's moor cairn and cist submitted by Bladup on 15th Apr 2013. Twelve men's moor cairn and cist.
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Log Text: There is something attractive about an intact cist exposed in a cairn. The isolated location of the cairn probably contributed to its survival.
Rillaton Barrow
Date Added: 21st Jun 2023
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Rillaton Barrow submitted by ocifant on 3rd Oct 2004.
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Log Text: Rillaton Barrow can be reached by walking NNE from the N Hurlers Stone Circle for c. 500 yards. There is an impressive cist on the E Arc.
Craddock Moor Cairn Cemetery
Date Added: 22nd Jun 2023
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Craddock Moor Cairn Cemetery submitted by dooclay on 23rd Oct 2022. Has hollow from past robbing at centre
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Log Text: The E tumulus, the best preserved of the pair, is visible WSW of Craddock Moor Stone Circle. The W mound has been treated badly by the ravages of time (and Man) resulting in a central mound c. 2 feet high surrounded by a stony bank.
Craddock Moor circle
Date Added: 22nd Jun 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Craddock Moor circle submitted by mattimpey on 9th Dec 2008. Three of the most prominant prostrate stones look East. The large bush is in the middle of the stone circle.
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Log Text: Craddock Moor Stone Circle is not Stonehenge. This shy and retiring stone circle can only be seen at close quarters due to all of its stones being recumbent. It is nonetheless a significant monument in an area rich in ancient archaeology.
Trewortha Cairns
Date Added: 1st Jul 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Trewortha Cairns submitted by dooclay on 23rd Oct 2022. Site in England
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Log Text: I have spent more time than I care to recall wandering Twelve Men's Moor searching for cairns. It is a particularly frustrating experience rewarded by the discovery of an occasional cist and cairn.