Langstone Downs Cairns

Nearest town:
Liskeard (9km S)
OS reference:
SX255737
OS sheet:
201
Latitude:
50° 32' 10.97 N
Longitude:
4° 27' 45.92 W
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Images

Image of Langstone Downs Cairns (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Sharp Tor can be seen beyond... well worth a clamber since it is an excellent viewpoint.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jul 22, 2024
Image of Langstone Downs Cairns (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

I hadn’t done my homework – properly, anyway – so impressed by the sheer size of these cairns.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jul 22, 2024
Image of Langstone Downs Cairns (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking down on the denuded remains of the southeastern cairn from the central, Sharp Tor rising ahead. Dartmoor fills the horizon.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2016)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 24, 2016
Image of Langstone Downs Cairns (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking down on the northwestern cairn from the central. The views stretch away beyond Kilmar Tor to Brown Willy and Leskernick.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2016)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 24, 2016
Image of Langstone Downs Cairns (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The central cairn is the most intact of the three, around 2m in height.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2016)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 24, 2016
Image of Langstone Downs Cairns (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The centre of the northwestern cairn, showing some big pieces of granite. Nothing obviously structural though.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2016)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 24, 2016
Image of Langstone Downs Cairns (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Small cairn downhill and to the NNW of the summit trio. Strangely not mentioned on the HER, but nothing to suggest it’s modern (not in a place where a marker cairn would be useful and doesn’t have the look of clearance).

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2016)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 24, 2016

Articles

Langstone Downs and Sharp Tor

Every girl’s crazy ‘bout a Sharp-Profiled-Tor. Yeah, right.

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GLADMAN Jul 22, 2024

Langstone Downs Cairns

thelonious
thelonious Oct 1, 2012

24/09/2012 – After visiting the north side of Bodmin Moor in the morning I probably should have had a lie down in a darkened room but instead we chanced me passing out with excitement by going to the Hurlers on the south side. Had intended to just go to the circles and then on to Stowe’s Hill to look at the Cheesewring (both amazing) but we just kept walking north to Longstone Downs. Three nice cairns sit on top. If you visit and have time, carry on to Kilmar Tor. The top is as good as it gets. Walked back along the dismantled tramway east of Stowe’s Hill.

Langstone Downs Cairns

Mr Hamhead
Mr Hamhead Nov 23, 2011

Three large cairns sit on Langstone Downs. Apart from a few uprights in place in and around the eastern cairn they appear to be just three large piles of stones. The ‘hill’ itself is overshadowed by Sharptor to the east, one of Bodmin Moors finest summits.
The Langstone, that gives the hill its name, is conspicuous by its absence...unless you know better?

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