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Boscawen Un
Date Added: 7th Aug 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Boscawen Un submitted by BazCross on 30th Mar 2012. Boscawen Un photographed March 2012.
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Log Text: Took Dad here, and made sure he knew it is one of my favourite places. Dad thought it was great too. Low sun, shining on the stones, sparkling on the quartz, just terriffic. I love it here. So beautiful and quiet and calm. Just perfect.
Boscawen Un
Date Added: 7th Aug 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Boscawen Un submitted by BazCross on 30th Mar 2012. Boscawen Un photographed March 2012.
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Log Text: Go to Boscawen-Un stone circle to eat my crab sandwich. It is looking really magnificent in the sun, with all the wildflowers and I have it all to myself. Walking back to the car later there was a minibus full of people coming to visit, so that was timed just right.
Chapel Carn Brea Tomb
Date Added: 8th Aug 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Chapel Carn Brea Tomb submitted by enkidu41 on 29th Aug 2004.
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Log Text: As it is such a lovely afternoon, I decided to climb Chapel Carn Brea hill with its cairns, and a fabulous view all the way around, the Isles of Scilly very clear out in the distance. The main hilltop cairn is very large, but very difficult to make anything out properly as it has been very mutilated. Could it once have been a bit like Carn Gloose, with a large internal cairn surrounded by a ring, with at least one chamber?
Chapel Carn Brea Cairns
Date Added: 8th Aug 2022
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 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: As it is such a lovely afternoon, I decided to climb Chapel Carn Brea hill with its cairns, and a fabulous view all the way around, the Isles of Scilly very clear out in the distance. Apart from the large hilltop cairn, there are clearly a couple of other cairns up here. First is an elongated stone structure on the southern hilltop, quite near to the modern firebeacon. It appears to have a kerb structure around a large chamber at the southern end. Secondly is an obvious cairn to the northwest of the hilltop, just downslope of the summit. It seems to have been a round cairn with internal chamber, which has been dug into in the past.
Boscawen Un
Date Added: 7th Aug 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 28th Sep 2008. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 3
Boscawen Un submitted by BazCross on 30th Mar 2012. Boscawen Un photographed March 2012.
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Log Text: The easiest way to find this circle is to park in a small pull in beside the A30 just to the east of the stream crossing at Lower Leha farm, at SW410277. There is now a marked path running south from here, looked after by CASPN, as is the circle itself. Unlike when I last visited, the paths and circles were nicely cleared of gorse and bracken, and it was a pleasure to walk to it, unlike the fight through jungle I had a few years ago. The circle itself lies within a circular enclosure which has been built around it at some time in the past, no doubt to protect it from the farming, or to keep it special. What a wonderful circle this is, now looking beautiful in the morning sunlight, all cleared of the overgrowth. Nineteen stones, averaging just over a metre in height, make up a slightly squashed circle with diameter between 22 and 24 metres. There is an “entrance” gap at the west of the circle, and this space is too small for there to be a missing stone here. Near the centre of the circle is the beautifully leaning gnomon stone, about 2.5 metres in length, and leaning towards the northeast. This stone has obviously been shaped, and appears to have been deliberately set at this leaning angle. All except one of the stones of the circle are a pale granite, which sparkles in this low sunshine. There is however, one stone which is a large block of white quartz, which is positioned at the southwest of the circle. At the northeast of the circle are several other slabs of granite, which are thought to be the remains of a burial cist. It is thought that this circle was in full use right up until the Dark Ages, with references to it in ancient Welsh literature. It is beautiful. I love it here. And such a big improvement over the disappointment of my last visit when it was so overgrown. This really is a special place.
Chapel Euny Well 2
Date Added: 9th Aug 2022
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Chapel Euny Well 2 submitted by AngieLake on 5th Jul 2019. The dappled sunlight made the site even more inviting.
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Log Text: From Boscawen-Un stone circle I move on to Carn Euny, walking up to the village via an old well site, in the very dark shade below some trees.
Carn Euny Village
Date Added: 9th Aug 2022
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 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: I move on to Carn Euny village with its fantastic fogou, which has now had the round chamber covered, really magical. The remains of the village courtyard houses do not match up to the wonders of Chysauster, but this is more than made up for by the magic of the fogou.
Carn Euny Fogou
Date Added: 11th Aug 2022
Site Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 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: I move on to Carn Euny village with its fantastic fogou, which has now had the round chamber covered, really magical. The remains of the village courtyard houses do not match up to the wonders of Chysauster, but this is more than made up for by the magic of the fogou.
Bolatherick
Date Added: 22nd Aug 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Bolatherick submitted by DrNickLeB on 8th Sep 2016. Bolatherick menhir.
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Log Text: Despite looking for this and not being able to find it the other year due to a wrong grid ref given, this stone is very easy to find, and I must have seen it many times. Not a large stone, it is engraved on one side with Newmans Corner.
Chun Castle
Date Added: 6th Sep 2022
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Chun Castle submitted by h_fenton on 28th Feb 2011. An almost vertical view of Chûn Castle, this photo is composed of 45 Kite Aerial photograph s that have been stitched together using Microsoft ICE, I think this image is slightly warped but it does give a good overview of Chûn Castle.
The bottom of the photograph is roughly north.
10 April 2010
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Log Text: After struggling to find somewhere to eat, I really want to see Chun Quoit and Castle at sundown, so with a rapid drive, being guided by another force, I get to the bottom of the hill already in full shadow. Its almost 30 years since I last climbed the hill to visit the Chûn sites. A rapid walk up to the top, its a long way, and I get to the quoit just as it is in the golden glow of the sunset, but perhaps now past its best. Lots of photos, including the sun setting through the stones, then a quick look around the wonderful castle, and back down the hill to the car. Easy drive home with a fabulous full strawberry moon rising, and I am back to the cottage just before 11:00.
Sperris Quoit
Date Added: 22nd Jan 2023
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2008. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Sperris Quoit submitted by Raze66 on 17th Dec 2022. Photo taken 17/12/22
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Log Text: I parked in a little lay-by near to the Eagles Nest house, and then took the footpath up onto the moors from there. After a while the path was fairly enclosed within tall bracken and gorse, and near the top of the hill, became fairly difficult to proceed along. Once at the top of the hill, I turned left at the remains of a mine building, and took a “path” towards the natural granite outcropping, from the southern end of which the single standing stone of Sperris Quoit could be seen. However, getting to the stones from here was a bit of a bugger, with chest high gorse, brambles and bracken. Good luck to anyone wishing to visit. The remains which can be found today include a single standing stone, 6 feet high, with a few other slabs laying around the remnants of the chamber. There are also traces of an oval mound, but the whole place was very overgrown when I visited.
Roughtor Summit Cairns
Date Added: 15th Mar 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Roughtor Summit Cairns submitted by TheCaptain on 11th Jul 2022. Showing the cairn structure around the natural outcrops at the summit of Roughtor
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Log Text: Remains of cairns created round some natural outcrops within the settlement on the top of Roughtor, near to the memorials.
Goodaver
Date Added: 27th Jun 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Couldn't find on 9th Jun 2023
Goodaver submitted by cazzyjane on 6th Dec 2014. Goodaver Stone Circle, Bodmin Moor.
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Log Text: Stop at Webbs Down near Bolventor to try to walk to the Goodaver stone circle through the forests from the north. Its very hot, and about halfway there the forest tracks are all shut off, with barbed wire and CCTV. I look at going over the rough ground to the west of the forest, but it wont be easy. I then check my route map, and realise that the 5 km walk is each way, not a full round trip. Decide this is no good, and head back to the car, but I do get to visit the stone row. Time to go to Blisland for an afternoon pint.
Carneglos Barrow
Date Added: 27th Jun 2023
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2023. My rating: Ambience 2 Access 3
Carneglos Barrow submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Jun 2023. Somewhere in the dense forest is this barrow. The forest track passes close by, but there is no easy way in, but I am sure I could glimpse some raised earthworks in places.
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Log Text: Somewhere in the dense forest is this barrow. The forest track passes close by, butthere is no easy way in, but I am sure I could glimpse some raised earthworks in places.
Carneglos row
Date Added: 27th Jun 2023
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Carneglos row submitted by SandyG on 17th Jan 2018. Stone row in the foreground and the distinctive Brown Willy beyond. View from south east (Scale 1m).
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Log Text: On the way back from another failed attempt to get to Goodaver circle, I decided not to completely give up, and went for a look for the stone row, in an open field to the west of the northern corner of the forest. It's open access land, and easy to enter the field after taking the track westwards from the radio mast. I first found what looked to be the remains of a hut circle, and then found the stone row. Its clearly an ancient stone row, with a few fairly big stones, but most of them are fairly small. The ground here was very rough and dry after such a prolonged period with no rain, but looks like it gets boggy and well trodden and churned up by the cattle in the fields.
Carneglos settlement
Date Added: 27th Jun 2023
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Carneglos settlement submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Jun 2023. what looks to be the remains of a hut circle
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Log Text: On the way back from another failed attempt to get to Goodaver circle, I decided not to completely give up, and went for a look for the stone row, in an open field to the west of the northern corner of the forest. It's open access land, and easy to enter the field after taking the track westwards from the radio mast. I first found what looked to be the remains of a hut circle, before finding the stone row.
Predannack Cross
Date Added: 28th Jun 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Predannack Cross submitted by AngieLake on 29th Jun 2016. The rear of Predannack Cross and a misty field.
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Log Text: A walk from Mullion Cove to Predannack and back along the cliffs. This lovely cross is in a corner of a field.
Carnbean Barrows
Date Added: 29th Jun 2023
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2023
Carnbean Barrows submitted by Bladup on 1st Jul 2020. Carnbean Barrow SW38283313., Well well well, who'd have thought there'd be a undeniable large disc barrow here in this part of sunny Cornwall, it even has it's little central mound intact, I've been here before but it was very overgrown but now it's clear (well done the clearers) and blooming heck I never expected to see this!!!
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Log Text: Big walk round the Botallack mines area today, starting off by walking up to the top of Carn Kenidjack, so have a look at the barrow while I am on the way there. Some lovely cattle grazing up here, who don't seem to mind my presence as I greet them all.
Carn Kenidjack propped stone
Date Added: 29th Jun 2023
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2023
Carn Kenidjack propped stone submitted by cornishstargazer on 16th Jul 2020. Possible propped stone found on Carn Kenidjack. It has two points of contact and sits proud on the northern end of the natural rocky outcrop.
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Log Text: Big walk round the Botallack mines area today, starting off by walking up to the top of Carn Kenidjack. Some lovely cattle grazing up here, who don't seem to mind my presence as I greet them all. I am not convinced of anything other than natural up here. Everything is hazy up here today with a sea mist rolling in, so I miss out on the views.
Carn Eanes Standing stone
Date Added: 29th Jun 2023
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2023
Carn Eanes Standing stone submitted by Bladup on 1st Jul 2020. Carn Eanes Standing stone with whats left of (because of Quarrying) Carn Eanes in the background
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Log Text: Walking down to Boscaswell from Carn Kenidjack, and pass nearby to this standing stone. It seems to be in private land with no obvious way in, so I satisfy myself with a view over the hedge.