Remains of Inner Wall on W Flank of Fell of Barhullion Hillfort.
Image credit: Mark Johnstone
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June 11, 2025
Quarry Pit on W Flank of Fell of Barhullion Hillfort.
Image credit: Mark Johnstone
June 10, 2025
One of two lanulae found in a barrow at Harlyn Bay in 1864. In the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro.
Image credit: A. Brookes (21.6.2024)
Electrotype copy of the Rillaton Cup, Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro. The original is in the British Museum.
Image credit: A. Brookes (21.6.2024)
Beautifully decorated beaker, from a cist within a barrow at Trevedra Common, excavated 1954. Now in Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro.
Image credit: A. Brookes (21.6.2024)
Small Early Bronze Age decorated urn with chevrons from Harlyn Bay (second from left) with other cinerary urns found at Carnkief (left) and Treworrick Farm, St Ewe (second from right) and a copper cup from Colliford Barrow, Bodmin Moor.
Image credit: A. Brookes (21.6.2024)
The two urns found near the foot of the stone, mentioned in Mark’s Miscellaneous post. Now in Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro.
Image credit: A. Brookes (21.6.2024)
A very small perforated pottery vessel, possibly for incense. Found at Harlyn Bay in 1940 along with an urn, spindle whorl and whetstone. Now in Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro.
Image credit: A. Brookes (21.6.2024)
The wooded site, seen from the southwest.
Image credit: A. Brookes (20.6.2024)
Annoying people for scale.... apologies, it’s been a while since I’ve been somewhere with others actually on site!
Image credit: Robert Gladstone
The counterscarp may well fool one into thinking this is bi-vallate...
Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Although univallate, the defences here are impressive...
Image credit: Robert Gladstone
As we walked along Stolinskie and myself talked about sites that could have easily avoided being damaged with a bit of care. Within minutes the Cambuscurrie Wood cairn would provide the, sadly, the perfect example of our conversation.
The cairn is quite literally next to the track, the south side of the cairn looks that it has been completely removed. They speak of large stones on the north side, they maybe are there but are now completely covered in vegetation and dumping of excess earth. The south side has been cleared of vegetation – to allow better views of the track.
A bit of a tragedy, a ‘what if’.
Still, good fun heading back down to the road, washed away paths, steep banks, head high vegetation, the much awaited appearance of ‘jabby stuff’ and paths on the maps that didn’t exist. As usual, eventually a track was found ironically leading us straight to where I had parked.
Visited 31/03/2025.