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Taphouse Barrows

Barrow Cemetery

Nearest Town:Lostwithiel (5km SW)
OS Ref (GB):   SX142633 / Sheet: 200
Latitude:50° 26' 22.06" N
Longitude:   4° 37' 0.82" W

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The finest surviving linear barrow cemetry in Cornwall.
7 barrows following a flat ridge top in a ESE/WNW line 750 m long.

The largest barrow is 25.5 m in diameter

The smallest is 13.5 across
Posted by phil
8th December 2001ce