Rillaton N Cairn (Cairn) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Rillaton Barrow viewed from Rillaton N Cairn.

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Rillaton N Cairn viewed from N.

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Rillaton N Cairn viewed from E.

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Rillaton N Cairn viewed from S.

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Rillaton N Cairn viewed from W.

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Centre of Rillaton N Cairn viewed from S.

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Rillaton N Cairn

Cairn(s)

markj99 Nov 13, 2023

Visited 07.06.23

Rillaton N Cairn is located c. 40 yards NNW of Rillaton Barrow on Craddock Moor, c. 0.5 mile N of Minions in Cornwall.

The cairn is preserved as a flat grassy platform delineated by a sub-circular grass bank measuring c. 25 feet in diameter and up to 1 foot high. Rillaton N Cairn is easily missed due to its low stature and the prominence of its illustrious neighbour, Rillaton Barrow. Nevertheless, the location of Rillaton N Cairn surely increases its importance in the landscape.

Rillaton N Cairn is shown on OS Mapping but doesn’t have an Historic England listing.

Sites within 20km of Rillaton N Cairn

Rillaton Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 0.06km S

22

2

12
Cheesewring settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.21km E

2
The Cheesewring

Rocky Outcrop • 0.48km NW

40

1

13

2
Stowe’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.58km NW

35

1

4

4
The Hurlers

Stone Circle • 0.59km SSW

137

3

28

4
The Pipers (St Cleer)

Standing Stones • 0.63km SSW

29

6
Minions Mound

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.76km SSE

9

3
Trewalla Cairns

Cairn(s) • 1.04km SW

10

1
Craddock Moor Circle

Stone Circle • 1.11km WSW

29

1

5

1
Walla Barrow

Cairn(s) • 1.25km SW

4

1
Craddock Moor Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 1.32km W

3

1
Long Tom

Christianised Site • 1.51km S

18

3
Sharptor field system

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.57km NNW

2
Craddock Moor cairn cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.6km WSW

31

4
Craddock Moor Embanked Avenue

Cairn(s) • 1.6km W

2

2
Craddock Moor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.66km W

4
Langstone Downs settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.75km WNW

4
Caradon Hill (northern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.8km ESE

20

1
Langstone Downs Cairns

Cairn(s) • 1.81km NW

24

1

2
Caradon Hill (southern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.02km SE

22

1
Langstone Downs (Withey Brook)

Round Cairn • 2.06km WNW

8

1

1
Craddock Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.1km W

9

3
Tregarrick Tor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.26km WSW

2

2
Bearah Tramway cairn

Cist • 2.41km NW

19

3
Bearah Common

Long Cairn • 2.46km N

24

1

1

4
Langstone Down Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.63km NW

1
Sibleyback Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.64km WNW

6

2
Bearah Tor

Cairn(s) • 2.71km N

6
Newel Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.85km WNW

2
Kilmar Tor

Rocky Outcrop • 2.95km NW

7

1
Trethevy Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.16km SSE

111

11

14

1
Trewortha Cairn and Cist

Cist • 3.25km NW

9

2
Twelve Men’s Moor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.39km NW

20

2
Pyramid Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 3.43km NW

6

3
Kilmar Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.57km NNW

5

2
Twelve Men’s cist

Cist • 3.63km NNW

9

3
Hawk’s Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.08km NNW

2

2

1
Trewortha Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 4.12km NW

1

1
Arthur’s Bed

Natural Rock Feature • 4.15km NW

6

1

4
Hawks Tor row

Standing Stones • 4.39km NNW

6

1
Allabury

Hillfort • 4.95km NNW

2

1
Draynes Common Cairns

Cairn(s) • 5.1km WSW

1

1
Rushyford Gate

Cairn(s) • 5.21km WNW

1

2
Bowda Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 5.69km NW

1

1

3
Colquite Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.77km WNW

1

1
Carey Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.89km NW

7

1
Goodaver

Stone Circle • 5.97km W

16

1

4
Bunnings Park Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.09km W

3

1
Ridge

Cairn(s) • 6.12km NW

5
Brown Gelly Cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.42km W

9

2
Mutton Down Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.56km WSW

3

2
Clitters Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.58km NW

13

2
Smith’s Cairn

Platform Cairn • 6.59km WNW

1

1
East Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.68km WNW

7

1
Nine Stones of Altarnun

Stone Circle • 6.71km NW

38

2

4
East Moor Ring Cairn

Ring Cairn • 6.85km WNW

6

1
East Moor Enclosure

Enclosure • 6.9km WNW

3

1
East Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.94km WNW

14

3
Berry Castle

Enclosure • 6.98km WSW

2

1

2
Dozmary Pool

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.05km W

5

8

1
East Moor Menhirs (western area)

Standing Stones • 7.12km WNW

5

1

1
Fox Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.28km NW

3

2
East Moor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.42km NW

2

1
Tregune Menhir No2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.91km NW

1

1
Carneglos Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.23km WNW

1

1
Trebinnick Mound

Cairn(s) • 8.23km WSW

3

1
Tregune Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.26km NW

2
Letter Moor

8.71km WSW

2

1

2
Spettigue Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.87km WNW

2

1
Cadson Bury

Hillfort • 9.3km E

1

1
Crowpound Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.48km WSW

2

2
Crowpound

Enclosure • 9.48km WSW

1

4
Elephant Rock (Hendra Downs)

Natural Rock Feature • 9.57km WNW

3

1
The Beacon (Hendra Downs) cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.66km WNW

7

1
Tolborough Tor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.66km WNW

3

1
Settlement West of St Neot

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.75km WSW

1
Colquite Cairn

Cairn(s) • 9.89km W

2

1
The Beacon (Hendra Downs) barrow cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.96km WNW

2

1
Trezelland Two Stones

Standing Stones • 9.98km WNW

3

2
Tolbrough Downs small cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.1km WNW

1

1
Black Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.25km W

2

2
Tolborough Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.26km WNW

4

1
Tolborough Tor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.34km W

10

1

4
Black Tor Cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.39km W

5

1
Westmoorgate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.42km WNW

4

1

2
Brockabarrow Common

10.42km W

1
Leskernick South Circle

Stone Circle • 10.48km WNW

15

6
Carburrow Tor

Cairn(s) • 10.53km WSW

15

4
Carburrow Quoit

Chambered Tomb • 10.53km WSW

2

1
Leskernick Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.76km WNW

9

3

1
Leskernick North Circle

Stone Circle • 10.83km WNW

12

4

2
Codda Downs

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.85km WNW

5
Catshole Downs

Long Cairn • 10.9km WNW

10

3
Leskernick Cist

Cist • 10.93km WNW

8

1
Catshole Tor Quoit

Chambered Tomb • 10.94km WNW

10

1
Catshole Tor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.09km WNW

6

1
Leskernick settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.15km WNW

10

2
Leskernick Hill

Propped stone • 11.25km WNW

16

3

1
Kit Hill

11.37km E

2

1
Catshole Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.46km WNW

6

2
Castlewich Henge

Henge • 11.58km E

3

3
Largin Castle

Hillfort • 11.68km SW

1

1
Dupath Rounds

Enclosure • 11.75km E

1

1
Stripple Stones

Stone Circle • 12.13km W

52

1

6

6
Brown Willy Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.19km WNW

1

1
Paderbury Top

Enclosure • 12.2km SE

2
Hingston Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.46km E

1

1
Cardinham Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 12.46km WSW

4

1
Bray Down

Cairn(s) • 12.52km WNW

16

2
Bury Castle

Hillfort • 12.66km WSW

6

1
Brown Willy Cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.75km WNW

27

1

6
Greenbarrow Downs Cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.9km W

7

2

1
Buttern Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.9km WNW

18

2
Greenbarrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.99km W

8

2

1
Buttern Hill NW

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13km WNW

2
Colvannick Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.15km WSW

15

2
Hingston Down East

Round Barrow(s) • 13.16km E

1
Garrow Tor settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.19km W

2

2
Trehudreth Downs Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.19km W

11

3

1
Trippet Stones

Stone Circle • 13.21km W

65

2

15

3
Trehudreth Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.28km W

4

2

1
High Moor cairns

Cairn(s) • 13.37km WNW

3

1
Leaze

Stone Circle • 13.37km W

27

4
Trehudreth Downs Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 13.39km W

2

2
Corner Quoit

Natural Rock Feature • 13.4km WSW

4

1
Leaze Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.45km W

2

2
Trehudreth Downs Menhir (markstone?)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.47km W

1

1
Trehudreth Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.47km W

5

2
Trehudreth Downs Stone Setting / Row

Stone Setting • 13.47km W

4

2

1
Manor Common

Round Barrow(s) • 13.57km W

15

3

1
Trehudreth Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.58km W

5

2

1
High Moor Fogou

Fogou • 13.58km WNW

1

2
Emblance Downs

Stone Circle • 13.68km W

18

4

1
Leaze Cist

Cist • 13.71km W

8

1
Castle Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.77km ENE
Duloe

Stone Circle • 13.86km S

76

3

16
Fernacre

Stone Circle • 13.94km W

43

2

9

2
Roughtor Moors

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.13km WNW

15

1
King Arthur’s Hall

Stone Setting • 14.26km W

44

1

14

1
Buckabarrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.34km SW

3

1
Bury Down

Hillfort • 14.37km SSW

7

1

2
Louden Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.41km W

18

2
Rough Tor

Rocky Outcrop • 14.45km WNW

49

1

7

1
Oldpark Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.46km WNW

3

1
Showery Tor

Ring Cairn • 14.47km WNW

41

1

6

1
Louden menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.51km W

3
Louden

Long Cairn • 14.57km W

2

1

1
Taphouse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.6km SW

1
Casehill Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 14.61km W

7

2
Showery Tor Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.64km WNW

1

1
Showery Tor Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.72km WNW

13

1
Tregeare Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.77km NNW

1
Kerrow Downs

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

5
Louden Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.81km W

21

8

3
Louden hill Logan stone

Natural Rock Feature • 14.84km W

2
Roughtor NW cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.86km WNW

5
Roughtor North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.15km WNW

11

1
Roughtor NW

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.16km WNW

3
Rough Tor long cairn

Long Cairn • 15.2km WNW

12

1

2
Delford Bridge Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.24km W

13

2
Dinnever Hill kerbed cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 15.26km W

12

1
Treswallock Downs

Cairn(s) • 15.49km W

16

4

3
Stannon

Stone Circle • 15.58km W

56

1

14

2
Alex Tor

Ring Cairn • 15.67km W

8

1

1
Council Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.13km WSW

1

2
Lady Down (St Breward)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.14km W

3
Yearles Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.32km S

2
Crowdy Reservoir Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.54km WNW

6

2
Advent Triple Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.9km WNW

5

2
Hall Rings

Hillfort • 17.07km S

2
Devil’s Jump

Natural Rock Feature • 17.59km W

6

1
Watergate Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.73km S

3

2
Moorgate Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.75km W

11

6
Ten Acre Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.03km S

1
Castle Canyke

Hillfort • 18.4km WSW

1

3
Giant’s Hedge

Dyke • 18.44km SW

4

1

5
Bake Rings

Enclosure • 18.53km SSW

1

2
Pelynt Round Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.53km SSW

3

7
Barcelona Ring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.71km S

1
Helsbury Castle

Hillfort • 19.22km W

3

4
Starapark Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.25km WNW

3

5
Triffle Long Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.34km SE

1
Tich Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.67km WNW

1

1
Warbstow Bury

Hillfort • 19.69km NW

4

5
Longstone (St Mabyn)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.91km W

4

1
Lower Helland Down

Enclosure • 19.91km WSW

1

1