The very overgrown NW barrow, set apart from the others. The long ridge beyond is Devoran Common/Botrea, where there is a linear group of rare (for this area) platform or disc barrows, a couple of which can just be seen as low bumps on the skyline.
Looking towards Tregeseal stone circle, with St Just beyond.
The excellent central barrow, with cleared chamber.
Looking across the SW barrow towards Carn Kenidjack.
The nicely cleared SW barrow. The central barrow can be seen far left.
The top of the cleared southwestern barrow, looking towards Boswens Croft on the left and Deveral Common (with a linear barrow cemetery) on the right. Wheal Buller standing stone is in the valley between the two hills.
The newly cleared central barrow.
The chamber of the central barrow, clearer than I’ve ever seen it.
The capstone of the central barrow.
The chamber of the central barrow is getting quite overgrown.
The chambered central barrow, summer Solstice 2018.
The southwestern barrow. St Just is far right.
Looking across the southwestern barrow towards Carn Kenidjack.
The top of the southwestern barrow. I was shocked to realise it had been 5 years since I last came over to see these fine barrows up close.
Reverse view of the three pointy stones, this time from the up-slope end.
Between Carn Kenidjack and the holed stones we came across this line of three conspicuously pointy stones. They may be connected with the scant remains of a settlement and field system near here, or they may not.
Small upright stone on Truthwall Common, between Carn Kenidjack and the barrows.
We came across this little upright stone in an area where the gorse has been burned off, on the slopes between Carn Kenidjack and the barrows.
The central barrow.
The SW barrow.
The only bit of obvious stonework in the NW barrow, albeit the top is very overgrown.
The isolated NW barrow, looking towards Carn Kenidjack.
The NW barrow at SW38733259, set apart from the linear group of three. Tregeseal stone circle indicated, looking south.
Chamber of the central barrow, looking towards the battleship silhouette of Carn Kenidjack.
The SW barrow, covered in foxgloves. Posted in an attempt to show inter-visibility with Tregeseal stone circle.
The thick capstone of the central barrow.
Looking across the stones of the chamber in the central barrow towards Carn Kenidjack.
The central barrow. The disturbed chamber can be seen.
The central barrow.
The SW barrow, clearer of vegetation than I remember from previous summers.
Stonework on the edges of the SW barrow.
The SW barrow.
Approaching the group from the SW.
The damaged chamber of the central barrow, more exposed in autumn vegetation.
The central barrow – the thickness of the slab roofing the damaged chamber is clearly visible.
The overgrown top of the SW barrow, with the remains of a kerb peaking through the bracken and foxgloves.
Looking from the path between Tregeseal stone circle and the Holed Stones.
The SW barrow.
The most easterly barrow.
This is the biggest barrow in the group.
A small, low barrow in the middle of the group.
One of the larger northern barrows.
Overgrown in midsummer, these barrows are still worth a quick visit on a walk between Tregeseal stone circle and Tregeseal holed stones. Three stand prominently next to the path – the SW is larger and has some remains of a kerb, the middle one is the best preserved, with visible capstones covering a chamber or cist of some sort. The NE barrow of the three is badly damaged, with a large excavation crater in the centre and no obvious megaliths (it is very overgrown in the summer though).
I found these barrows while walking back from Tregeseal circle in the pouring rain. I had seen them marked on the map but that doesn’t mean you’ll find them so this was a bonus. I found 4 distinct barrows of varying sizes all to the north of the stone circle and east of the holed stones.
To the north of this site across the road are Chun Quoit and castle and Boswens Menhir.
