Higher Downs (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Higher Downs (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The barrow remains very overgrown and locked inside a leg-shredding gorse surround.

Image credit: A. Brookes (21.6.2018)

thesweetcheat Sep 17, 2018

Image of Higher Downs (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Not the best site for a summer visit at present, the barrow is very overgrown.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.6.2013)

thesweetcheat Aug 15, 2013

Sites within 20km of Higher Downs

Chûn Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 0.46km N

84

2

16

1
Chûn Castle

Hillfort • 0.59km NE

47

4
Boswens Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.75km S

35

2
Chûn

Round Barrow(s) • 0.8km N

2
Bosullow Trehyllys Courtyard House Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.01km NE

16

4
Portheras Common Barrow

Round Cairn • 1.05km WSW

28

3
Boslow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.16km WSW

17

2
Crofto

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.27km N
Kerrow Bosullow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.43km ENE

1

1
Carn Kenidjack

Natural Rock Feature • 1.47km WSW

14

4

2
Tregeseal Holed Stones

Holed Stone • 1.61km SW

56

2
Truthwall Common

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.68km SW

42

2
Trevowhan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.74km NNE

1
Wheal Buller Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.74km SSE

10

3
Carn Bean barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.85km WSW

4

2
Tregeseal

Stone Circle • 1.9km SW

104

3

19

2
Higher Bodinnar Fogou

Fogou • 2.06km ESE

3
Trevean Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.11km NNE

7

1
Higher Botallack

Round Barrow(s) • 2.14km WSW

3

2
The Giant’s Grave (Morvah)

Natural Rock Feature • 2.14km N

1

1
Hailglower Farm

Round Cairn • 2.17km SW

1

1
West Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 2.18km ENE

4

5
Botrea Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.34km SSE

18

1
Trevean North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.47km NNE

5
Chypraze

Round Barrow(s) • 2.5km NW

14

1

1
Tregeseal Entrance Grave

Entrance Grave • 2.56km SW

10

1
Bosvenning Common

Round Barrow(s) • 2.57km SE

10

1
Burnt Downs Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 2.7km NE

2

1
Lower Boscaswell Fogou

Fogou • 2.73km W

15

4
Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 2.77km ENE

109

1

18

1
Lanyon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.82km ENE

6

1
Men-An-Tol

Holed Stone • 2.86km NE

97

3

43

3
Chy-Gwidden Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.87km SE
Pendeen Vau

Fogou • 2.88km WNW

26

1

9
Watch Croft

Cairn(s) • 2.92km NE

35

1

5
Watch Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.92km NE

28

2
Bosiliack Barrow

Entrance Grave • 3.03km ENE

44

5
Men Scryfa

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.11km NE

48

13

1
Venton Bebibell

Sacred Well • 3.22km NE

4

1
The Four Parish Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 3.39km NE

7

3
Trewern

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.42km E

4

2
Botallack

Stone Circle • 3.45km WSW

1

1

1
Trewern Round

Enclosure • 3.51km E

7

2

2
Tremayne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.57km ESE

4

3
Boskednan Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 3.59km ENE

33

4
Ding Dong Lane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.61km ENE

11

1
Boskednan Southern Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 3.64km ENE

15

2
Bosigran Cliff

Cliff Fort • 3.68km NNE

30

2
Carn Galva

Tor enclosure • 3.7km NE

23

6
The Selus Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.7km SW

5

1
Nine Maidens of Boskednan

Stone Circle • 3.7km ENE

113

4

19
Bosworlas Lehau

Natural Rock Feature • 3.82km SW

2
Little Galva

Ring Cairn • 3.85km NE

4

1
Carfury

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.88km ENE

15

5
Hannibal’s Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 4.04km NE

3

1
Bosigran Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.16km NNE
Bartinne Castle Enclosure

Enclosure • 4.25km S

11

4
Sancreed Beacon

Cairn(s) • 4.26km SE

24

2
Bosporthennis 'Beehive Hut'

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.32km NE

42

2

8

1
Tom Thumb Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 4.39km SW

3

2

1
Numphra

Kerbed Cairn • 4.45km SSW
Madron Holy Well

Sacred Well • 4.51km E

18

13
Bosporthennis Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 4.55km NE

21

2

3

1
Sancreed Holy Well

Sacred Well • 4.55km SE

18

13
Caer Bran

Hillfort • 4.57km SSE

24

1

3
St Euny’s Well

Sacred Well • 4.64km S

22

5
Kenidjack Castle

Cliff Fort • 4.71km WSW

29

4
Bodrifty Iron Age Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.73km ENE

22

2

1
Carn Euny Fogou & Village

Fogou • 4.73km SSE

113

1

2

21

4
Porthmeor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.77km NE

20

6
Kenidjack Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 4.79km WSW

11

1
Porthmeor Fogou

Fogou • 4.82km NE
Bodrifty Reconstruction

4.84km ENE

2

1

1

1
Boswarthen Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 4.91km SE

3

1
Bodrifty Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.95km ENE

9

2
Porthmeor Roundhouses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.96km NE
Treen Entrance Graves

Entrance Grave • 5.1km NE

23

1

6
Carn Gluze

Chambered Cairn • 5.13km WSW

70

2

9
Tredinney Barrow

Cairn(s) • 5.16km S

19

1
The Beacon (Zennor)

Round Barrow(s) • 5.22km NE

4

1
Porthmeor (Treen Common)

Stone Circle • 5.24km NE

17

2
Mulfra Hill round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.27km ENE

19

2
Brane

Entrance Grave • 5.33km SSE

30

9
Mulfra Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.33km ENE

3

1
Mulfra courtyard houses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.34km ENE

13

1

1
Cape Cornwall

Cliff Fort • 5.37km WSW

14

2
Mulfra Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.38km ENE

78

1

16
Little Brea

Round Barrow(s) • 5.39km SSW

2
Goldherring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.42km SSE

9

1
Letcha

Kerbed Cairn • 5.5km SW

9
Brane Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.53km SSE

7

3
Chapel Carn Brea North

Cairn(s) • 5.63km S

13
Chapel Carn Brea

Entrance Grave • 5.69km S

57

1

9
Chapel Carn Brea long cairn

Long Cairn • 5.76km S

13

2
Boscregan

Cairn(s) • 5.85km SW

26

2
Gurnard’s Head

Cliff Fort • 5.87km NNE

40

6
Creeg Tol

Natural Rock Feature • 5.9km SSE

7

5
The Blind Fiddler

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.92km SE

51

9
Try

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.98km ENE

3

3

1
Crankan courtyard settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.03km ENE
Boscawen-Un hedge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.04km SE

10

6
Boscawen Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.06km SSE

11

2
Nanjulian

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.07km SW
Lesingey Round

Hillfort • 6.11km E

12

1
Pennance

Entrance Grave • 6.17km NE

13

3
Boscawen-Un (footpath)

Standing Stones • 6.22km SSE

3

2
Boscawen-Ûn

Stone Circle • 6.22km SSE

113

2

6

33

4
Kerrow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.29km NE

1

1
Drift Stones

Standing Stones • 6.33km ESE

44

10

1
Tregiffian Vean

Chambered Tomb • 6.48km SSW

14

1

3
Kerrowe Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.51km NE

4

2
Changwens Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.52km SE

3

1
Trye

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.61km ENE

1

1
Tresvennack Pillar

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.94km ESE

12

1
Trelew Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.94km SE

12

3
Ennis Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.95km ESE
Pridden

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.1km SE

2

2
Chysauster Village

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.19km ENE

78

6

1
Conquer Downs

Cairn(s) • 7.21km ENE

10

2
Toldavas

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.29km SE

6

2

1
Trevorgans Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.34km SSE

17

1

3
Faugan Round

Hillfort • 7.34km ESE

8

1

1

1
Escalls Cliff

Kerbed Cairn • 7.4km SSW

11

2
Rosemorran

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.41km E

3

1
Kerris

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.46km ESE

13

3
Giant’s Rock

Rocking Stone • 7.5km NE

7

3
Rosemorran Fogou

Fogou • 7.51km E

1
Lescudjack Castle

Hillfort • 7.77km E

10

1

4
Chyenhal

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.8km ESE

5

2
Foage

Round Barrow(s) • 7.97km NE

5
Zennor Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 8.05km NE

74

3

14
Tonkins Downs

Kerbed Cairn • 8.11km ENE

9
Trevear

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.23km SSW

1
Sheffield Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.26km ESE

3

1
Redhouse

Standing Stones • 8.35km ESE

5

2
Sperris Quoit

Burial Chamber • 8.41km NE

24

3
Castle-an-Dinas (Nancledra)

Hillfort • 8.46km ENE

26

4
Alsia Holy Well

Sacred Well • 8.47km S

7

5
Noon Digery banjo enclosure

Enclosure • 8.53km ENE
Trevelloe Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 8.61km ESE

1

2

1
Sperris Croft

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.64km NE

12

3
Table Mên

Natural Rock Feature • 8.72km SSW

2

2
Mayon Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.73km SSW

3

1
Wicca Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.75km NE

1

1
Paul Celtic Cross

Christianised Site • 8.96km ESE

2

1
Boleigh Fogou

Fogou • 9.09km SE

47

4

16

2
Mayon Cliff

Cairn(s) • 9.16km SSW

28

4
Sennen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.22km SSW

2

3
Trendrine Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.3km NE

18

3
Castallack Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.32km SE

5

3
Castallack Carn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.32km SE

3

2
The Pipers (Boleigh)

Standing Stones • 9.35km SE

87

9
The Merry Maidens

Stone Circle • 9.44km SE

110

1

2

30
Gûn Rith Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.44km SE

43

2

10
Maen Castle

Cliff Fort • 9.46km SSW

42

1

3
Tregiffian

Entrance Grave • 9.47km SE

66

14
Treverven

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.55km SSE

24

3
Choone

Holed Stone • 9.58km SE

8

4
Castallack

Cup Marked Stone • 9.59km ESE

7

2
Castallack 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.65km ESE

6

2
Towednack Double Armed Cross

9.72km ENE

2

2
Boscawen-Ros

Standing Stones • 9.99km SE

31

1

4
Swingate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10km ESE

2

3
Merlin’s Rock and the Mousehole

Natural Rock Feature • 10.25km ESE

1
Kemyel

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.43km ESE

3

3
Kemyel 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.58km ESE

3

1
Pordenack Point

Round Barrow(s) • 10.83km SSW

18

2
Trink Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.92km ENE

5

4
Rosewall Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.13km NE

6

3
Carn Les Boel

Cliff Fort • 11.31km SSW

25

1

3
Treryn Dinas

Cliff Fort • 11.33km SSE

49

1

1

15
St. Levan’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.52km S

8

5
Trencrom Hill Well

Sacred Well • 11.78km ENE

3

1
St. Levan’s Well

Sacred Well • 11.78km S

7

1
St. Michael’s Mount

Natural Rock Feature • 11.8km E

18

1

10
Roskestal West Cliff

Round Cairn • 11.89km SSW

1
Trencrom Hill

Hillfort • 11.92km ENE

42

1

13
Giant’s Well

Sacred Well • 12.14km ENE

1

1
The Bowl Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 12.53km ENE

4

4
Beersheba

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.82km ENE

9

5
Carbis Bay Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.64km ENE

5

4
The Fairy Well

Sacred Well • 14.34km ENE

6

3
Treveneague Fogou

Fogou • 14.81km E

1

2
St Erth Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.63km ENE
Cudden Point

Rocky Outcrop • 15.81km E

1

1
Carnsew

Hillfort • 15.86km ENE

9
Phillack Towans

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.46km ENE

4

1
Castle Kayle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.26km ENE
Godolphin Hill

Enclosure • 19.14km E

6

1

1