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Visited 15.4.12 After spending a few hours seeing the delights of Newquay it was time for a bit of ‘old stoning’. Despite taking a few wrong turns we eventually found our way to the large pay and display car park on Pentire Point. Karen stayed in the car with the children as A – it was very windy and cold and B – we didn’t want to buy a parking ticket! There is a colourful information board at the car park which shows a map of the point, with two Barrows marked, and a photo of an Iron Age neck ring found at the site. I headed out along the ‘path’ towards the first Barrow keeping a firm grip on my hat to avoid it flying off into the sea! It was a lovely sunny day with blue sky but very windy. There were great coastal views all around. The first Barrow is very hard to spot, being only about 0.5m high and 10m across. It is covered in gorse and if I hadn’t been specifically looking for it would easily have walked straight past. It is overlooking a new build house on the northern side of the point. The second Barrow is further out towards the point but again is very difficult to spot. It is no more than a minor ‘bump’ in the grass. You could easily walk over the top of it without realising what you were standing on! I can’t say I could recommend a visit here to see the Barrows but the coastal views are certainly worth the effort. Just make sure you keep hold of you hat! |
Posted by CARL 26th April 2012ce |
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Pentire Point East Barrows - 28th September 2003 The area is easily reached via the dead end road through Pentire, 2kms from the A392 coming into Newquay. A car park (not free in season, but only 50p an hour) is situated where the road ends, and also has toilets. Or you could chance parking at Lewinnick Lodge Restaurant, halfway along the north slope of the headland. Not surprisingly the views off the headland are stunning, reaching as far north as the Trevose Lighthouse, about 15km up the coast. The end of the headland is a great position for a low barrow at SW781616. Just before you get to the carpark, there is another barrow (topped with vegetation) on the northside of the road at SW789615. Opposite houses, on the 'Pentire Pitch and Putt'. This post appears as part of the weblog entry Kernow Again - Part 1 - Vote Alex
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Posted by pure joy5th October 2003ce |
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