Chûn (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Chûn (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking northeast across the overgrown barrow towards Watch Croft, the highest high on the Penwith moors, crowned with two cairns and a standing stone.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.6.2016)

thesweetcheat Jul 28, 2016

Image of Chûn (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Another of West Penwith’s more overgrown round barrows. The backdrop is Morvah and the Atlantic.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.6.2013)

thesweetcheat Aug 15, 2013

Sites within 20km of Chûn

Chûn Castle

Hillfort • 0.34km SE

47

4
Chûn Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 0.34km SSW

84

2

16

1
Crofto

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.49km NNW
Bosullow Trehyllys Courtyard House Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.56km E

16

4
Higher Downs

Round Barrow(s) • 0.8km S

2
Trevowhan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.96km NNE

1
Kerrow Bosullow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.05km E

1

1
The Giant’s Grave (Morvah)

Natural Rock Feature • 1.36km NNW

1

1
Trevean Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.37km NE

7

1
Boswens Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.55km S

35

2
Portheras Common Barrow

Round Cairn • 1.6km SW

28

3
Trevean North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.7km NNE

5
Boslow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.81km SW

17

2
Chypraze

Round Barrow(s) • 1.9km WNW

14

1

1
West Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 2.01km E

4

5
Carn Kenidjack

Natural Rock Feature • 2.09km SW

14

4

2
Burnt Downs Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 2.17km ENE

2

1
Watch Croft

Cairn(s) • 2.23km NE

35

1

5
Watch Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.23km NE

28

2
Tregeseal Holed Stones

Holed Stone • 2.31km SW

56

2
Carn Bean barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.32km WSW

4

2
Men-An-Tol

Holed Stone • 2.34km ENE

97

3

43

3
Truthwall Common

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.38km SW

42

2
Lanyon

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

6

1
Wheal Buller Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.51km S

10

3
Men Scryfa

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.54km ENE

48

13

1
Higher Bodinnar Fogou

Fogou • 2.58km SE

3
Tregeseal

Stone Circle • 2.58km SW

104

3

19

2
Pendeen Vau

Fogou • 2.58km W

26

1

9
Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 2.59km E

109

1

18

1
Lower Boscaswell Fogou

Fogou • 2.68km W

15

4
Venton Bebibell

Sacred Well • 2.69km ENE

4

1
Higher Botallack

Round Barrow(s) • 2.74km SW

3

2
Bosiliack Barrow

Entrance Grave • 2.74km ENE

44

5
The Four Parish Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 2.83km ENE

7

3
Hailglower Farm

Round Cairn • 2.87km SW

1

1
Bosigran Cliff

Cliff Fort • 2.89km NNE

30

2
Carn Galva

Tor enclosure • 3km NE

23

6
Boskednan Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 3.07km ENE

33

4
Botrea Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.11km SSE

18

1
Bosvenning Common

Round Barrow(s) • 3.18km SE

10

1
Boskednan Southern Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 3.2km ENE

15

2
Tregeseal Entrance Grave

Entrance Grave • 3.22km SW

10

1
Nine Maidens of Boskednan

Stone Circle • 3.24km ENE

113

4

19
Little Galva

Ring Cairn • 3.3km ENE

4

1
Ding Dong Lane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.33km ENE

11

1
Hannibal’s Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 3.39km NE

3

1
Bosigran Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.4km NNE
Chy-Gwidden Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.48km SE
Carfury

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.65km E

15

5
Trewern

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.66km ESE

4

2
Trewern Round

Enclosure • 3.73km ESE

7

2

2
Bosporthennis 'Beehive Hut'

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.74km ENE

42

2

8

1
Botallack

Stone Circle • 3.84km WSW

1

1

1
Bosporthennis Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.91km NE

21

2

3

1
Tremayne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.93km ESE

4

3
Porthmeor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.05km NE

20

6
Porthmeor Fogou

Fogou • 4.12km NE
Porthmeor Roundhouses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.26km NE
Bodrifty Iron Age Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.27km ENE

22

2

1
The Selus Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.35km SW

5

1
Bodrifty Reconstruction

4.42km ENE

2

1

1

1
Treen Entrance Graves

Entrance Grave • 4.42km NE

23

1

6
Bodrifty Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.45km ENE

9

2
Madron Holy Well

Sacred Well • 4.49km E

18

13
Bosworlas Lehau

Natural Rock Feature • 4.58km SSW

2
Porthmeor (Treen Common)

Stone Circle • 4.64km ENE

17

2
The Beacon (Zennor)

Round Barrow(s) • 4.64km ENE

4

1
Mulfra Hill round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.81km ENE

19

2
Mulfra Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.92km ENE

3

1
Sancreed Beacon

Cairn(s) • 4.94km SE

24

2
Mulfra Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 4.95km ENE

78

1

16
Mulfra courtyard houses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.98km ENE

13

1

1
Bartinne Castle Enclosure

Enclosure • 5.04km S

11

4
Tom Thumb Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 5.09km SW

3

2

1
Gurnard’s Head

Cliff Fort • 5.11km NNE

40

6
Kenidjack Castle

Cliff Fort • 5.12km WSW

29

4
Sancreed Holy Well

Sacred Well • 5.21km SE

18

13
Kenidjack Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 5.23km WSW

11

1
Numphra

Kerbed Cairn • 5.24km SSW
Caer Bran

Hillfort • 5.31km SSE

24

1

3
St Euny’s Well

Sacred Well • 5.42km S

22

5
Carn Euny Fogou & Village

Fogou • 5.5km SSE

113

1

2

21

4
Pennance

Entrance Grave • 5.52km NE

13

3
Boswarthen Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 5.59km SE

3

1
Try

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.63km ENE

3

3

1
Kerrow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.68km NE

1

1
Carn Gluze

Chambered Cairn • 5.69km SW

70

2

9
Crankan courtyard settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.76km ENE
Kerrowe Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.83km NE

4

2
Cape Cornwall

Cliff Fort • 5.85km WSW

14

2
Tredinney Barrow

Cairn(s) • 5.95km S

19

1
Brane

Entrance Grave • 6.1km SSE

30

9
Goldherring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.15km SSE

9

1
Letcha

Kerbed Cairn • 6.15km SW

9
Trye

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.18km ENE

1

1
Little Brea

Round Barrow(s) • 6.19km SSW

2
Brane Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 6.3km SSE

7

3
Lesingey Round

Hillfort • 6.37km ESE

12

1
Chapel Carn Brea North

Cairn(s) • 6.42km S

13
Chapel Carn Brea

Entrance Grave • 6.49km S

57

1

9
Boscregan

Cairn(s) • 6.53km SW

26

2
Chapel Carn Brea long cairn

Long Cairn • 6.56km S

13

2
The Blind Fiddler

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.56km SE

51

9
Creeg Tol

Natural Rock Feature • 6.63km SSE

7

5
Boscawen-Un hedge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.73km SSE

10

6
Conquer Downs

Cairn(s) • 6.76km ENE

10

2
Boscawen Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.78km SSE

11

2
Nanjulian

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.8km SW
Giant’s Rock

Rocking Stone • 6.81km NE

7

3
Chysauster Village

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.86km ENE

78

6

1
Drift Stones

Standing Stones • 6.87km SE

44

10

1
Boscawen-Un (footpath)

Standing Stones • 6.95km SSE

3

2
Boscawen-Ûn

Stone Circle • 6.95km SSE

113

2

6

33

4
Changwens Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.23km SSE

3

1
Tregiffian Vean

Chambered Tomb • 7.27km SSW

14

1

3
Rosemorran

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.35km E

3

1
Foage

Round Barrow(s) • 7.39km ENE

5
Ennis Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.43km ESE
Rosemorran Fogou

Fogou • 7.44km E

1
Zennor Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 7.46km NE

74

3

14
Tresvennack Pillar

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.46km ESE

12

1
Trelew Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.63km SE

12

3
Tonkins Downs

Kerbed Cairn • 7.77km ENE

9
Faugan Round

Hillfort • 7.78km ESE

8

1

1

1
Sperris Quoit

Burial Chamber • 7.82km NE

24

3
Pridden

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.82km SSE

2

2
Lescudjack Castle

Hillfort • 7.85km E

10

1

4
Toldavas

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.95km SE

6

2

1
Kerris

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.99km ESE

13

3
Sperris Croft

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.04km NE

12

3
Trevorgans Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.1km SSE

17

1

3
Wicca Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.14km NE

1

1
Castle-an-Dinas (Nancledra)

Hillfort • 8.15km ENE

26

4
Noon Digery banjo enclosure

Enclosure • 8.15km ENE
Escalls Cliff

Kerbed Cairn • 8.18km SSW

11

2
Chyenhal

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.28km ESE

5

2
Sheffield Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.7km ESE

3

1
Trendrine Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.71km NE

18

3
Redhouse

Standing Stones • 8.88km ESE

5

2
Trevear

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.02km SSW

1
Towednack Double Armed Cross

9.18km ENE

2

2
Trevelloe Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 9.18km SE

1

2

1
Alsia Holy Well

Sacred Well • 9.26km S

7

5
Paul Celtic Cross

Christianised Site • 9.39km ESE

2

1
Table Mên

Natural Rock Feature • 9.5km SSW

2

2
Mayon Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.51km SSW

3

1
Boleigh Fogou

Fogou • 9.72km SE

47

4

16

2
Castallack Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.9km SE

5

3
Castallack Carn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.9km SE

3

2
Mayon Cliff

Cairn(s) • 9.92km SSW

28

4
Sennen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10km SSW

2

3
The Pipers (Boleigh)

Standing Stones • 10km SE

87

9
The Merry Maidens

Stone Circle • 10.1km SE

110

1

2

30
Gûn Rith Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.12km SE

43

2

10
Castallack

Cup Marked Stone • 10.13km SE

7

2
Tregiffian

Entrance Grave • 10.15km SE

66

14
Castallack 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.18km ESE

6

2
Maen Castle

Cliff Fort • 10.22km SSW

42

1

3
Choone

Holed Stone • 10.27km SE

8

4
Treverven

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.31km SSE

24

3
Trink Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.48km ENE

5

4
Swingate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.54km ESE

2

3
Rosewall Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.56km ENE

6

3
Boscawen-Ros

Standing Stones • 10.68km SE

31

1

4
Merlin’s Rock and the Mousehole

Natural Rock Feature • 10.69km ESE

1
Kemyel

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.98km SE

3

3
Kemyel 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.13km SE

3

1
Trencrom Hill Well

Sacred Well • 11.4km ENE

3

1
Trencrom Hill

Hillfort • 11.56km ENE

42

1

13
Pordenack Point

Round Barrow(s) • 11.61km SSW

18

2
Giant’s Well

Sacred Well • 11.77km ENE

1

1
St. Michael’s Mount

Natural Rock Feature • 11.85km E

18

1

10
Carn Les Boel

Cliff Fort • 12.1km SSW

25

1

3
Treryn Dinas

Cliff Fort • 12.11km S

49

1

1

15
The Bowl Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 12.14km ENE

4

4
St. Levan’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.32km S

8

5
Beersheba

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.42km ENE

9

5
St. Levan’s Well

Sacred Well • 12.58km S

7

1
Roskestal West Cliff

Round Cairn • 12.69km SSW

1
Carbis Bay Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.19km ENE

5

4
The Fairy Well

Sacred Well • 13.88km ENE

6

3
Treveneague Fogou

Fogou • 14.74km E

1

2
St Erth Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.36km ENE
Carnsew

Hillfort • 15.49km ENE

9
Cudden Point

Rocky Outcrop • 15.92km E

1

1
Phillack Towans

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.03km ENE

4

1
Castle Kayle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.97km ENE
Godolphin Hill

Enclosure • 19.03km E

6

1

1
Godrevy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.85km ENE

15

1

3
Castle Pencaire

Hillfort • 19.94km E

25

1

3