Alex Tor (Ring Cairn) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Alex Tor Ring Cairn viewed from Alex Tor Summit.

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Alex Tor Summit Ring Cairn viewed from N

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Alex Tor Summit Ring Cairn viewed from E.

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Alex Tor Summit Ring Cairn viewed from S.

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Alex Tor Summit Ring Cairn viewed from W.

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NE Arc of Alex Tor Summit Ring Cairn.

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Entrance in NW Arc of Alex Tor Summit Ring Cairn.

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Centre of Alex Tor Summit Ring Cairn viewed from N.

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Alex Tor

Ring Cairn

markj99 Sep 27, 2022

Visited 11.09.22

Alex Tor Ring Cairn is the highest cairn of the Treswallock Downs Cairn Cemetery. It is located c. 25 yards NW of Alex Tor Summit. The cairn measures c. 15 yards in diameter surrounded by a stone slab kerb up to a maximum of 5 feet high in the NE Arc. There is a gap in the NW Kerb possibly made by the vandals who excavated the centre of the cairn leaving an interior of irregular mounds and hollows.
Alex Tor Ring Cairn has a 360° panoramic view of Treswallock Downs. It is listed as Cornwall & Scilly HER No. 1970.50 (go to Links).

Alex Tor

Ring Cairn

markj99 Sep 16, 2022

Cornwall & Scilly HER Number: 1970.50

Alex Tor Ring Cairn on Cornwall & Scilly HER.

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Treswallock Downs

Cairn(s) • 0.95km S

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Casehill Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 1.14km ESE

7

2
Stannon

Stone Circle • 1.49km NNE

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14

2
King Arthur’s Hall

Stone Setting • 1.5km ESE

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1

14

1
Dinnever Hill kerbed cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 1.57km NE

12

1
Louden Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 1.58km ENE

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3
Devil’s Jump

Natural Rock Feature • 1.97km WNW

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1
Emblance Downs

Stone Circle • 2.07km ESE

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4

1
Louden menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.15km ENE

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Louden Hill

Cairn(s) • 2.21km ENE

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2
Leaze Cist

Cist • 2.22km ESE

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1
Leaze Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.25km E

2

2
Leaze

Stone Circle • 2.36km ESE

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4
Louden hill Logan stone

Natural Rock Feature • 2.55km NE

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Louden

Long Cairn • 2.69km NE

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1

1
Garrow Tor settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.69km E

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2
Lady Down (St Breward)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.79km SSW

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Fernacre

Stone Circle • 2.92km ENE

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9

2
Delford Bridge Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.99km S

13

2
Roughtor Moors

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.06km ENE

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1
Moorgate Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.3km NNW

11

6
Roughtor North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.51km NE

11

1
Rough Tor

Rocky Outcrop • 3.53km NE

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1

7

1
Helsbury Castle

Hillfort • 3.6km W

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Kerrow Downs

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.64km S

5
Rough Tor long cairn

Long Cairn • 3.88km NE

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Trippet Stones

Stone Circle • 3.94km SE

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Showery Tor

Ring Cairn • 4.01km NE

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1

6

1
Roughtor NW

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.05km NE

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Roughtor NW cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.07km NE

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Brown Willy Cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.21km ENE

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Stripple Stones

Stone Circle • 4.23km ESE

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Manor Common

Round Barrow(s) • 4.4km SSE

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3

1
Showery Tor Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.42km NE

13

1
Brown Willy Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.52km ENE

1

1
Showery Tor Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.63km NE

1

1
Catshole Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.87km ENE

6

2
High Moor Fogou

Fogou • 4.99km ENE

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2
Crowdy Reservoir Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.02km NNE

6

2
Advent Triple Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.09km NNE

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2
High Moor cairns

Cairn(s) • 5.11km ENE

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1
Catshole Tor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.18km E

6

1
Castle Goff

Hillfort • 5.28km WNW

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Catshole Downs

Long Cairn • 5.29km E

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3
Catshole Tor Quoit

Chambered Tomb • 5.37km E

10

1
Brockabarrow Common

5.6km ESE

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Tolborough Tor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.73km E

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4
Trehudreth Downs Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.81km SSE

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3

1
Tolborough Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.83km E

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1
Greenbarrow Downs Cairns

Cairn(s) • 5.87km SSE

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2

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Trehudreth Downs Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 5.88km SSE

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Greenbarrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.94km SSE

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2

1
Trehudreth Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.95km SSE

5

2

1
Codda Downs

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.98km ENE

5
Trehudreth Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.99km SSE

4

2

1
Tolbrough Downs small cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.03km E

1

1
Trehudreth Downs Stone Setting / Row

Stone Setting • 6.06km SSE

4

2

1
Trehudreth Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.06km SSE

5

2
Trehudreth Downs Menhir (markstone?)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.16km SSE

1

1
Oldpark Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.26km NE

3

1
Buttern Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.4km ENE

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2
Black Tor Cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.43km ESE

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1
Tolborough Tor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.45km E

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1
Colquite Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.46km ESE

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1
Leskernick settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.6km ENE

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2
Leskernick Cist

Cist • 6.6km ENE

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1
Leskernick Hill

Propped stone • 6.63km ENE

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3

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Buttern Hill NW

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.72km ENE

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Black Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.73km ESE

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2
Leskernick North Circle

Stone Circle • 6.87km ENE

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4

2
Colvannick Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.9km SSE

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2
Leskernick Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.96km ENE

9

3

1
Trezelland Two Stones

Standing Stones • 6.97km ENE

3

2
Leskernick South Circle

Stone Circle • 7.02km ENE

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6
Slaughter Bridge Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.02km NNW

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1

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Cardinham Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 7.42km SE

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1
Elephant Rock (Hendra Downs)

Natural Rock Feature • 7.72km ENE

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1
Starapark Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.78km N

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5
Longstone (St Mabyn)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.84km SW

4

1
The Beacon (Hendra Downs) cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.88km ENE

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1
Bray Down

Cairn(s) • 7.91km ENE

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2
The Beacon (Hendra Downs) barrow cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.92km ENE

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Corner Quoit

Natural Rock Feature • 7.96km SSE

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Carneglos Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.07km E

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Tregeare Rounds

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.57km W

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1
Council Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.64km S

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2
Dozmary Pool

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.66km E

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Westmoorgate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.68km ENE

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Carburrow Tor

Cairn(s) • 8.73km SE

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Carburrow Quoit

Chambered Tomb • 8.73km SE

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2
Condolden Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.91km NW

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4
Bury Castle

Hillfort • 9.18km SSE

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Smith’s Cairn

Platform Cairn • 9.3km E

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1
Spettigue Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.49km ENE

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Hendraburnick Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.56km N

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East Moor Menhirs (western area)

Standing Stones • 9.73km E

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1

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Goodaver

Stone Circle • 9.75km E

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Tich Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.79km NNE

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Brown Gelly Cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.82km ESE

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2
Letter Moor

10.01km ESE

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Treligga Common

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.15km WNW

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Lower Helland Down

Enclosure • 10.21km SSW

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Bunnings Park Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.31km ESE

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East Moor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.46km ENE

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East Moor Enclosure

Enclosure • 10.49km E

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1
East Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.58km E

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3
East Moor Ring Cairn

Ring Cairn • 10.59km E

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1
East Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.61km E

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1
Penhargard Castle

Hillfort • 10.66km SSW

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2
Trebinnick Mound

Cairn(s) • 10.76km ESE

3

1
Tregune Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.78km ENE

2
Tregune Menhir No2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.96km ENE

1

1
Colquite Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.04km E

1

1
Kelly Rounds

Hillfort • 11.13km WSW

3

1
Fox Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.15km ENE

3

2
Rushyford Gate

Cairn(s) • 11.19km E

1

2
Bossiney Mound

Artificial Mound • 11.23km NW

3
Carey Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.37km E

7

1
Rocky Valley Rock Carvings

Carving • 11.47km NW

7

1

6

2
King Arthur’s Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 11.51km NW

3

1
Nine Stones of Altarnun

Stone Circle • 11.66km E

38

2

4
Pencarrow Rings

Hillfort • 11.69km SW

4

2
St. Materiana Church Yard

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.83km WNW

3

1

2
Mutton Down Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.25km ESE

3

2
Willabury (Tintagel)

Cliff Fort • 12.25km NW

3

1
Settlement West of St Neot

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.26km SE

1
Clitters Cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.35km E

13

2
Crowpound Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.39km SE

2

2
Crowpound

Enclosure • 12.39km SE

1

4
Draynes Common Cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.42km ESE

1

1
Tintagel

Cliff Fort • 12.44km WNW

7

1

7

4
Ridge

Cairn(s) • 12.5km E

5
Arthur’s Bed

Natural Rock Feature • 12.54km E

6

1

4
Berry Castle

Enclosure • 12.58km ESE

2

1

2
Willabury (Boscastle)

Cliff Fort • 12.74km NNW

3

1
Bowda Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 12.9km E

1

1

3
Newel Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.98km E

2
Trewortha Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 12.98km E

1

1
Sibleyback Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.2km E

6

2
Trewortha Cairn and Cist

Cist • 13.3km E

9

2
Castle Canyke

Hillfort • 13.31km S

1

3
Twelve Men’s Moor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.61km E

20

2
Hawks Tor row

Standing Stones • 13.66km E

6

1
Twelve Men’s cist

Cist • 13.72km E

9

3
Craddock Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.75km E

9

3
Pyramid Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.77km E

6

3
Hawk’s Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.81km E

2

2

1
Kilmar Tor

Rocky Outcrop • 13.91km E

7

1
Langstone Downs (Withey Brook)

Round Cairn • 13.92km E

8

1

1
Allabury

Hillfort • 13.96km E

2

1
Kilmar Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 14.02km E

5

2
Craddock Moor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.05km E

4
Langstone Down Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.09km E

1
Langstone Downs settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.18km E

4
Craddock Moor Embanked Avenue

Cairn(s) • 14.18km E

2

2
Craddock Moor cairn cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.23km E

31

4
Bearah Tramway cairn

Cist • 14.24km E

19

3
Tregarrick Tor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.25km E

2

2
Craddock Moor Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 14.4km E

3

1
Langstone Downs Cairns

Cairn(s) • 14.54km E

24

1

2
Warbstow Bury

Hillfort • 14.67km NE

4

5
Craddock Moor Circle

Stone Circle • 14.76km E

29

1

5

1
Sharptor field system

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.79km E

2
Bearah Tor

Cairn(s) • 14.97km E

6
Largin Castle

Hillfort • 15km SE

1

1
Bearah Common

Long Cairn • 15.07km E

24

1

1

4
Stowe’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.26km E

35

1

4

4
Trewalla Cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.27km E

10

1
Tregeare Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.28km NE

1
The Cheesewring

Rocky Outcrop • 15.31km E

40

1

13

2
Walla Barrow

Cairn(s) • 15.41km E

4

1
Taphouse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.6km SSE

1
The Pipers (St Cleer)

Standing Stones • 15.66km E

29

6
Rillaton N Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.67km E

6

1
Rillaton Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.7km E

22

2

12
The Hurlers

Stone Circle • 15.74km E

137

3

28

4
Cheesewring settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.88km E

2
Long Tom

Christianised Site • 16.01km E

18

3
Minions Mound

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.01km E

9

3
Lesquite Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 16.59km S

19

7
Trethevy Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 17.19km ESE

111

11

14

1
Headon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.3km NNE

1

1
Caradon Hill (southern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.37km E

22

1
Caradon Hill (northern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.39km E

20

1
St Breock Wind Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.64km SW

5

3

1
Pawton Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 17.69km SW

25

5
St Breock Downs North Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.81km SW

20

1
St Breock Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.88km SW

15

1

8
Helman Tor Enclosure

Tor enclosure • 17.94km SSW

2

2
Black Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18km SSW

1
Higher Tregolls

Round Barrow(s) • 18.05km SW

1
Helman Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 18.1km SSW

19

1

1
Helman Tor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.13km SSW

5

1

1
Castilly Henge

Henge • 18.22km SSW

12

1

4
Polgoda Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.22km SSW

1
Men Gurta

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.23km SW

32

1

7
Saint’s Way Logan Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 18.35km SSW

6
St Breock Beacon Kistvaen

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 18.37km SW

15

1

4
The Rumps

Cliff Fort • 18.48km W

5

3
Pawton Springs

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.66km SW

18

1
Buckabarrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.89km SE

3

1
Brea Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.01km WSW

10

1
Pawton Gate

Round Barrow(s) • 19.08km SW

11

1
Rosenannon Downs

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.37km SW

16

1
Rosenannon Downs W

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.72km SW

5

1