<< Our Photo Pages >> Carnmenellis cairn - Cairn in England in Cornwall
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carnmenellis cairnCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Redruth Nearest Village: Penmarth
Map Ref: SW69563644
Latitude: 50.183059N Longitude: 5.229255W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The cairn itself is built around a tor outcrop of which there are several on this hill in varying states of mutilation due to the activities of stone splitters. Borlase described a now vanished circle around an outcrop and it seems likely that there were more stones on the hill before the quarrymen arrived.
Most of (but not all of) the summit is access land however getting up is tricky and involves crossing wire fences and wading through gorse and scrub unless you want to trespass. There is no right of way to the top.
Best approached from Menherion farm to the north.
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130m N 353° Carnmenellis Tor cairn* Rock Outcrop (SW69553657)
188m SW 235° Carnmenellis Giant's Cave* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SW69403634)
252m N 351° Carnmenellis Outcrop* Rock Outcrop (SW69533669)
1.0km SE 137° Carnmenellis Crosses* Ancient Cross (SW70233567)
1.1km SSW 213° Calvadnack* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW689355)
1.2km W 272° Wendron South* Stone Circle (SW68313654)
1.3km W 273° Wendron North* Stone Circle (SW68293656)
1.5km E 100° Colvennor Standing Stone* Modern Stone Circle etc (SW71073610)
1.9km SE 130° Mt Wise Farm* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW7092535175)
2.1km N 350° Gregwartha Tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (SW693385)
2.1km NE 40° Penhalvean Cross* Ancient Cross (SW71003799)
2.2km W 273° Hangman's Barrow* Cairn (SW67333665)
2.3km NW 304° Vincent's Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW677378)
2.4km ESE 114° Stithians Cupmarked Stones* Rock Art (SW71713536)
2.5km SW 215° Burras* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW68003443)
3.1km N 351° Carnkie tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (SW692395)
3.3km E 93° Tretheague Ancient Cross* Ancient Cross (SW729361)
3.4km WSW 244° Crowan Beacon Cairns* Barrow Cemetery (SW66423506)
3.6km WSW 240° Crowan Ridge* Stone Circle (SW66403480)
3.6km ENE 76° Stithians Vicarage Garden Cross* Ancient Cross (SW73083716)
3.6km ENE 77° St Stithians Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (SW73123713)
3.6km ENE 62° Trewithen Round Ancient Village or Settlement (SW72833802)
3.6km W 269° Carwymen Settlement Ancient Village or Settlement (SW65903656)
3.9km NW 325° Canarthen Cross* Ancient Cross (SW67453973)
3.9km SW 235° Higher Carn Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW66253433)
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