Letcha

Kerbed Cairn
SW35703025

Also known as:

Carn Gribba

Nearest town:

Newlyn (11km E)

OS reference:

SW35703025

OS sheet:

203

Latitude:

50° 6' 45.92 N

Longitude:

5° 41' 50.47 W

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Images (9)

Images

Image of Letcha (Kerbed Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The cairn from the south, with a little splash of colour from the heather.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.6.2023)

thesweetcheat Oct 27, 2024

Image of Letcha (Kerbed Cairn) by thesweetcheat

One of the in-situ kerb stones. The rocky islands over on the right are The Brisons.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.6.2023)

thesweetcheat Oct 27, 2024

Image of Letcha (Kerbed Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Approaching the cairn from the north. It’s not quite clear whether the boulder on the right of the mound was part of the kerb, but it may well have been.

Image credit: A. Brookes (25.6.2023)

thesweetcheat Oct 27, 2024

Image of Letcha (Kerbed Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Landscape context from the south, close to the Carn Polpry cairn. Looking towards Gribba Point – Letcha cairn is top right on Carn Gribba.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)

thesweetcheat Oct 8, 2018

Image of Letcha (Kerbed Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The boulder in the foreground does not appear to be part of the kerb, although other nearby cairns on this part of the coast incorporate boulders.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)

thesweetcheat Oct 8, 2018

Image of Letcha (Kerbed Cairn) by thesweetcheat

With kerbstones centre. The size of the cairn is difficult to gauge with the serious vegetation and the lack of other kerbs.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)

thesweetcheat Oct 8, 2018

Image of Letcha (Kerbed Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Two remaining kerbstones in the foreground. Looking towards The Brisons (islands on the left), Cape Cornwall (with chimney, right of centre) and the Ballowall barrow (on the headland to the far right).

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)

thesweetcheat Oct 8, 2018

Image of Letcha (Kerbed Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The overgrown cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)

thesweetcheat Oct 8, 2018

Image of Letcha (Kerbed Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking from Carn Leskys to the north. The cairn is on top of the headland, left. Land’s End is the further headland.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2018)

thesweetcheat Oct 8, 2018

Sites within 20km of Letcha

Boscregan

Cairn(s) • 0.55km SSE

26

2
Carn Gluze

Chambered Cairn • 1.07km NNW

70

2

9
Tom Thumb Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 1.19km ENE

3

2

1
Nanjulian

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.44km SE
Cape Cornwall

Cliff Fort • 1.79km NW

14

2
The Selus Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.81km NE

5

1
Bosworlas Lehau

Natural Rock Feature • 2.11km ENE

2
Kenidjack Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 2.23km NNW

11

1
Numphra

Kerbed Cairn • 2.33km E
Kenidjack Castle

Cliff Fort • 2.35km NNW

29

4
Tregeseal Entrance Grave

Entrance Grave • 2.94km NE

10

1
Tregiffian Vean

Chambered Tomb • 3km ESE

14

1

3
Botallack

Stone Circle • 3.02km NNE

1

1

1
Escalls Cliff

Kerbed Cairn • 3.06km SSE

11

2
Little Brea

Round Barrow(s) • 3.24km E

2
Hailglower Farm

Round Cairn • 3.35km NE

1

1
Higher Botallack

Round Barrow(s) • 3.42km NE

3

2
Chapel Carn Brea North

Cairn(s) • 3.51km ESE

13
Tregeseal

Stone Circle • 3.6km NE

104

3

19

2
Chapel Carn Brea

Entrance Grave • 3.61km ESE

57

1

9
Chapel Carn Brea long cairn

Long Cairn • 3.64km ESE

13

2
Truthwall Common

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.82km NE

42

2
Bartinne Castle Enclosure

Enclosure • 3.85km E

11

4
Tregeseal Holed Stones

Holed Stone • 3.9km NE

56

2
Carn Bean barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.92km NE

4

2
Tredinney Barrow

Cairn(s) • 3.93km E

19

1
Carn Kenidjack

Natural Rock Feature • 4.07km NE

14

4

2
Mayon Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.3km SSE

3

1
Mayon Cliff

Cairn(s) • 4.32km S

28

4
Table Mên

Natural Rock Feature • 4.35km SSE

2

2
Boslow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.36km NE

17

2
Trevear

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.38km SE

1
St Euny’s Well

Sacred Well • 4.39km E

22

5
Portheras Common Barrow

Round Cairn • 4.55km NE

28

3
Maen Castle

Cliff Fort • 4.63km S

42

1

3
Sennen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.65km S

2

3
Botrea Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.68km ENE

18

1
Carn Euny Fogou & Village

Fogou • 4.71km E

113

1

2

21

4
Wheal Buller Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.74km ENE

10

3
Brane

Entrance Grave • 4.93km E

30

9
Lower Boscaswell Fogou

Fogou • 4.96km NNE

15

4
Boswens Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.98km NE

35

2
Brane Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.01km E

7

3
Caer Bran

Hillfort • 5.13km E

24

1

3
Higher Downs

Round Barrow(s) • 5.5km NE

2
Goldherring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.75km E

9

1
Bosvenning Common

Round Barrow(s) • 5.77km ENE

10

1
Sancreed Beacon

Cairn(s) • 5.82km E

24

2
Chûn Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.84km NE

84

2

16

1
Pendeen Vau

Fogou • 5.85km NNE

26

1

9
Creeg Tol

Natural Rock Feature • 5.86km E

7

5
Chy-Gwidden Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.87km ENE
Higher Bodinnar Fogou

Fogou • 6.03km ENE

3
Chûn Castle

Hillfort • 6.07km NE

47

4
Pordenack Point

Round Barrow(s) • 6.14km S

18

2
Sancreed Holy Well

Sacred Well • 6.15km E

18

13
Chûn

Round Barrow(s) • 6.15km NE

2
Boscawen-Un (footpath)

Standing Stones • 6.17km E

3

2
Boscawen-Ûn

Stone Circle • 6.17km E

113

2

6

33

4
Boswarthen Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 6.18km E

3

1
Trevorgans Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.26km ESE

17

1

3
Boscawen Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.26km E

11

2
Alsia Holy Well

Sacred Well • 6.27km ESE

7

5
Crofto

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.45km NE
Boscawen-Un hedge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.49km E

10

6
Bosullow Trehyllys Courtyard House Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.51km NE

16

4
Chypraze

Round Barrow(s) • 6.68km NNE

14

1

1
Changwens Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.71km E

3

1
Kerrow Bosullow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.91km NE

1

1
Pridden

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7km E

2

2
Carn Les Boel

Cliff Fort • 7.04km SSE

25

1

3
Trevowhan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.09km NE

1
The Blind Fiddler

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.1km E

51

9
The Giant’s Grave (Morvah)

Natural Rock Feature • 7.12km NE

1

1
Trelew Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.29km E

12

3
Tremayne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.36km ENE

4

3
West Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 7.47km ENE

4

5
Trevean Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.52km NE

7

1
Trewern

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.67km ENE

4

2
Trewern Round

Enclosure • 7.77km ENE

7

2

2
Trevean North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.81km NE

5
Toldavas

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.82km E

6

2

1
Roskestal West Cliff

Round Cairn • 7.96km SSE

1
Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 8km ENE

109

1

18

1
Treverven

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.05km ESE

24

3
Burnt Downs Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 8.2km NE

2

1
Drift Stones

Standing Stones • 8.2km E

44

10

1
Lanyon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.22km NE

6

1
Men-An-Tol

Holed Stone • 8.35km NE

97

3

43

3
Bosiliack Barrow

Entrance Grave • 8.36km ENE

44

5
St. Levan’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.36km SE

8

5
Watch Croft

Cairn(s) • 8.38km NE

35

1

5
Watch Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.38km NE

28

2
Men Scryfa

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.6km NE

48

13

1
St. Levan’s Well

Sacred Well • 8.65km SE

7

1
Venton Bebibell

Sacred Well • 8.71km NE

4

1
Tresvennack Pillar

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.78km E

12

1
The Four Parish Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 8.89km NE

7

3
Ding Dong Lane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.9km ENE

11

1
Bosigran Cliff

Cliff Fort • 8.91km NE

30

2
Treryn Dinas

Cliff Fort • 8.97km SE

49

1

1

15
Boskednan Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 9.07km NE

33

4
Carfury

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.08km ENE

15

5
Boskednan Southern Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 9.08km NE

15

2
Ennis Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.1km E
Kerris

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.12km E

13

3
Carn Galva

Tor enclosure • 9.15km NE

23

6
Nine Maidens of Boskednan

Stone Circle • 9.16km NE

113

4

19
Choone

Holed Stone • 9.16km ESE

8

4
Gûn Rith Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.19km ESE

43

2

10
Madron Holy Well

Sacred Well • 9.22km ENE

18

13
Tregiffian

Entrance Grave • 9.26km ESE

66

14
Little Galva

Ring Cairn • 9.35km NE

4

1
The Merry Maidens

Stone Circle • 9.36km ESE

110

1

2

30
The Pipers (Boleigh)

Standing Stones • 9.48km E

87

9
Bosigran Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.49km NE
Boscawen-Ros

Standing Stones • 9.5km ESE

31

1

4
Boleigh Fogou

Fogou • 9.51km E

47

4

16

2
Hannibal’s Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 9.53km NE

3

1
Lesingey Round

Hillfort • 9.66km ENE

12

1
Faugan Round

Hillfort • 9.68km E

8

1

1

1
Trevelloe Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 9.69km E

1

2

1
Chyenhal

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.76km E

5

2
Redhouse

Standing Stones • 9.77km E

5

2
Bosporthennis 'Beehive Hut'

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.82km NE

42

2

8

1
Bosporthennis Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 10.04km NE

21

2

3

1
Bodrifty Iron Age Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.16km NE

22

2

1
Castallack Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.19km E

5

3
Castallack Carn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.19km E

3

2
Porthmeor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.2km NE

20

6
Bodrifty Reconstruction

10.24km ENE

2

1

1

1
Porthmeor Fogou

Fogou • 10.28km NE
Bodrifty Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.4km NE

9

2
Porthmeor Roundhouses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.42km NE
Sheffield Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.43km E

3

1
Treen Entrance Graves

Entrance Grave • 10.58km NE

23

1

6
Mulfra courtyard houses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.63km ENE

13

1

1
Mulfra Hill round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.69km ENE

19

2
Mulfra Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.71km ENE

3

1
The Beacon (Zennor)

Round Barrow(s) • 10.72km NE

4

1
Porthmeor (Treen Common)

Stone Circle • 10.74km NE

17

2
Castallack

Cup Marked Stone • 10.76km E

7

2
Mulfra Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 10.77km ENE

78

1

16
Castallack 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.85km E

6

2
Paul Celtic Cross

Christianised Site • 11.11km E

2

1
Swingate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.16km E

2

3
Crankan courtyard settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.16km ENE
Gurnard’s Head

Cliff Fort • 11.19km NE

40

6
Try

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.26km ENE

3

3

1
Kemyel

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.4km E

3

3
Kemyel 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.54km E

3

1
Pennance

Entrance Grave • 11.66km NE

13

3
Lescudjack Castle

Hillfort • 11.78km ENE

10

1

4
Kerrow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.79km NE

1

1
Rosemorran

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.97km ENE

3

1
Trye

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.97km ENE

1

1
Kerrowe Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.98km NE

4

2
Merlin’s Rock and the Mousehole

Natural Rock Feature • 12.06km E

1
Rosemorran Fogou

Fogou • 12.06km ENE

1
Chysauster Village

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.4km ENE

78

6

1
Conquer Downs

Cairn(s) • 12.59km ENE

10

2
Giant’s Rock

Rocking Stone • 12.97km NE

7

3
Tonkins Downs

Kerbed Cairn • 13.3km ENE

9
Foage

Round Barrow(s) • 13.46km NE

5
Zennor Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 13.55km NE

74

3

14
Castle-an-Dinas (Nancledra)

Hillfort • 13.6km ENE

26

4
Noon Digery banjo enclosure

Enclosure • 13.8km ENE
Sperris Quoit

Burial Chamber • 13.91km NE

24

3
Sperris Croft

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.13km NE

12

3
Wicca Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.25km NE

1

1
Trendrine Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.79km NE

18

3
Towednack Double Armed Cross

15.19km NE

2

2
St. Michael’s Mount

Natural Rock Feature • 15.64km ENE

18

1

10
Trink Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.25km ENE

5

4
Rosewall Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.62km NE

6

3
Trencrom Hill Well

Sacred Well • 16.99km ENE

3

1
Trencrom Hill

Hillfort • 17.1km ENE

42

1

13
Giant’s Well

Sacred Well • 17.32km ENE

1

1
The Bowl Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 17.74km ENE

4

4
Beersheba

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.08km ENE

9

5
Carbis Bay Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.97km ENE

5

4
Treveneague Fogou

Fogou • 19.04km ENE

1

2
Cudden Point

Rocky Outcrop • 19.22km E

1

1
The Fairy Well

Sacred Well • 19.68km ENE

6

3