Hannibal’s Carn (Natural Rock Feature) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Hannibal’s Carn (Natural Rock Feature) by thesweetcheat

The outcrop from the south.

Image credit: A. Brookes (16.6.2022)

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Image of Hannibal’s Carn (Natural Rock Feature) by thesweetcheat

The framing aperture. Unfortunately the low light and cloudy sky meant I didn’t get any decent photos through it.

Image credit: A. Brookes (16.6.2022)

thesweetcheat May 29, 2023

Image of Hannibal’s Carn (Natural Rock Feature) by thesweetcheat

The view of Carn Galva from the rocks. The framing aperture is directly underneath.

Image credit: A. Brookes (16.6.2022)

thesweetcheat May 29, 2023

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Hannibal’s Carn

Natural Rock Feature

thesweetcheat May 29, 2023

Carolyn Kennett (CarolynK on TMA) took us to this special site. A gap between the rock of the tor forms an aperture that frames Carn Galva to the west. The midsummer sunset can be viewed sinking along the crest of the rocky ridge.

Whether it’s a natural arrangement or has been set up to give this view, I guess we’ll never be sure.

Sites within 20km of Hannibal’s Carn

Carn Galva

Tor enclosure • 0.5km WSW

23

6
Bosporthennis Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 0.54km ENE

21

2

3

1
Bosporthennis 'Beehive Hut'

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.67km E

42

2

8

1
Little Galva

Ring Cairn • 0.76km SE

4

1
Porthmeor Fogou

Fogou • 0.85km NNE
The Four Parish Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 0.9km S

7

3
Porthmeor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.9km N

20

6
Porthmeor Roundhouses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.98km NNE
Boskednan Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 1.01km SSE

33

4
Treen Entrance Graves

Entrance Grave • 1.06km NE

23

1

6
Men Scryfa

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.08km SSW

48

13

1
Venton Bebibell

Sacred Well • 1.12km S

4

1
Bosigran Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.13km WNW
Watch Croft

Cairn(s) • 1.16km SW

35

1

5
Watch Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.16km SW

28

2
Nine Maidens of Boskednan

Stone Circle • 1.26km SE

113

4

19
Porthmeor (Treen Common)

Stone Circle • 1.33km ENE

17

2
The Beacon (Zennor)

Round Barrow(s) • 1.38km ENE

4

1
Men-An-Tol

Holed Stone • 1.39km SSW

97

3

43

3
Boskednan Southern Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 1.4km SE

15

2
Burnt Downs Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 1.47km SSW

2

1
Bosigran Cliff

Cliff Fort • 1.52km W

30

2
Bodrifty Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 1.61km E

9

2
Bodrifty Iron Age Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.66km E

22

2

1
Trevean North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.89km WSW

5
Lanyon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.92km S

6

1
Bodrifty Reconstruction

1.94km E

2

1

1

1
Mulfra Hill round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.02km E

19

2
Trevean Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.05km WSW

7

1
Bosiliack Barrow

Entrance Grave • 2.1km SSE

44

5
Pennance

Entrance Grave • 2.13km NE

13

3
Ding Dong Lane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.15km SE

11

1
Gurnard’s Head

Cliff Fort • 2.2km N

40

6
Mulfra Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 2.28km E

78

1

16
Mulfra Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.29km E

3

1
Kerrow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.32km ENE

1

1
Carfury

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.47km SE

15

5
Kerrowe Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.47km NE

4

2
Trevowhan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.5km WSW

1
Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 2.51km S

109

1

18

1
West Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 2.62km SSW

4

5
Mulfra courtyard houses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.63km E

13

1

1
Kerrow Bosullow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.7km SW

1

1
The Giant’s Grave (Morvah)

Natural Rock Feature • 2.82km WSW

1

1
Bosullow Trehyllys Courtyard House Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.03km SW

16

4
Try

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.14km E

3

3

1
Crofto

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.17km WSW
Trye

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.34km E

1

1
Chûn

Round Barrow(s) • 3.39km SW

2
Giant’s Rock

Rocking Stone • 3.46km NE

7

3
Chûn Castle

Hillfort • 3.46km SW

47

4
Crankan courtyard settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.6km E
Chûn Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.69km SW

84

2

16

1
Conquer Downs

Cairn(s) • 3.79km E

10

2
Madron Holy Well

Sacred Well • 3.8km SE

18

13
Chypraze

Round Barrow(s) • 3.81km WSW

14

1

1
Higher Downs

Round Barrow(s) • 4.04km SW

2
Foage

Round Barrow(s) • 4.07km ENE

5
Zennor Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 4.1km ENE

74

3

14
Chysauster Village

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.28km E

78

6

1
Trewern

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.3km SSE

4

2
Trewern Round

Enclosure • 4.3km SSE

7

2

2
Sperris Quoit

Burial Chamber • 4.46km ENE

24

3
Higher Bodinnar Fogou

Fogou • 4.58km SSW

3
Boswens Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.67km SW

35

2
Sperris Croft

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.68km ENE

12

3
Wicca Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.77km ENE

1

1
Tremayne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.9km SSE

4

3
Portheras Common Barrow

Round Cairn • 4.99km SW

28

3
Pendeen Vau

Fogou • 5.03km WSW

26

1

9
Tonkins Downs

Kerbed Cairn • 5.1km E

9
Boslow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.17km SW

17

2
Bosvenning Common

Round Barrow(s) • 5.27km SSW

10

1
Noon Digery banjo enclosure

Enclosure • 5.32km E
Wheal Buller Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.34km SSW

10

3
Trendrine Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 5.35km ENE

18

3
Carn Kenidjack

Natural Rock Feature • 5.47km SW

14

4

2
Chy-Gwidden Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.49km S
Castle-an-Dinas (Nancledra)

Hillfort • 5.53km E

26

4
Lower Boscaswell Fogou

Fogou • 5.58km WSW

15

4
Tregeseal Holed Stones

Holed Stone • 5.65km SW

56

2
Carn Bean barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.7km SW

4

2
Truthwall Common

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.72km SW

42

2
Rosemorran

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.8km ESE

3

1
Botrea Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.81km SSW

18

1
Rosemorran Fogou

Fogou • 5.87km ESE

1
Towednack Double Armed Cross

5.89km ENE

2

2
Tregeseal

Stone Circle • 5.94km SW

104

3

19

2
Higher Botallack

Round Barrow(s) • 6.12km SW

3

2
Hailglower Farm

Round Cairn • 6.21km SW

1

1
Lesingey Round

Hillfort • 6.32km SE

12

1
Tregeseal Entrance Grave

Entrance Grave • 6.59km SW

10

1
Lescudjack Castle

Hillfort • 6.87km ESE

10

1

4
Sancreed Beacon

Cairn(s) • 6.98km S

24

2
Sancreed Holy Well

Sacred Well • 7.11km S

18

13
Botallack

Stone Circle • 7.14km WSW

1

1

1
Rosewall Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.22km ENE

6

3
Trink Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.4km ENE

5

4
Boswarthen Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 7.52km S

3

1
Caer Bran

Hillfort • 7.67km SSW

24

1

3
The Selus Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.73km SW

5

1
Bosworlas Lehau

Natural Rock Feature • 7.84km SW

2
Bartinne Castle Enclosure

Enclosure • 7.85km SSW

11

4
Drift Stones

Standing Stones • 8.01km SSE

44

10

1
Carn Euny Fogou & Village

Fogou • 8.03km SSW

113

1

2

21

4
St Euny’s Well

Sacred Well • 8.05km SSW

22

5
The Blind Fiddler

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.21km S

51

9
Ennis Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.23km SSE
Goldherring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.33km S

9

1
Faugan Round

Hillfort • 8.36km SE

8

1

1

1
Numphra

Kerbed Cairn • 8.39km SW
Kenidjack Castle

Cliff Fort • 8.42km WSW

29

4
Tom Thumb Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 8.44km SW

3

2

1
Tresvennack Pillar

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.46km SSE

12

1
Trencrom Hill Well

Sacred Well • 8.47km ENE

3

1
Kenidjack Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 8.54km WSW

11

1
Brane

Entrance Grave • 8.59km SSW

30

9
Trencrom Hill

Hillfort • 8.67km ENE

42

1

13
Boscawen-Un hedge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.7km S

10

6
Tredinney Barrow

Cairn(s) • 8.74km SSW

19

1
Brane Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.78km SSW

7

3
Creeg Tol

Natural Rock Feature • 8.84km S

7

5
Boscawen Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.85km S

11

2
Giant’s Well

Sacred Well • 8.86km ENE

1

1
Kerris

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.98km SSE

13

3
Chyenhal

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.01km SE

5

2
Carn Gluze

Chambered Cairn • 9.07km SW

70

2

9
Boscawen-Un (footpath)

Standing Stones • 9.09km S

3

2
Boscawen-Ûn

Stone Circle • 9.09km S

113

2

6

33

4
Little Brea

Round Barrow(s) • 9.15km SSW

2
The Bowl Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 9.17km ENE

4

4
Cape Cornwall

Cliff Fort • 9.19km WSW

14

2
Sheffield Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.19km SE

3

1
Changwens Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.2km S

3

1
Chapel Carn Brea North

Cairn(s) • 9.34km SSW

13
Chapel Carn Brea

Entrance Grave • 9.38km SSW

57

1

9
Beersheba

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.4km ENE

9

5
Trelew Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.43km S

12

3
Chapel Carn Brea long cairn

Long Cairn • 9.45km SSW

13

2
Letcha

Kerbed Cairn • 9.53km SW

9
Toldavas

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.6km SSE

6

2

1
Paul Celtic Cross

Christianised Site • 9.76km SE

2

1
Pridden

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.79km S

2

2
Redhouse

Standing Stones • 9.83km SSE

5

2
Boscregan

Cairn(s) • 9.89km SW

26

2
Carbis Bay Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.04km ENE

5

4
Nanjulian

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.09km SW
Trevelloe Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 10.28km SSE

1

2

1
Tregiffian Vean

Chambered Tomb • 10.35km SSW

14

1

3
Trevorgans Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.42km S

17

1

3
St. Michael’s Mount

Natural Rock Feature • 10.45km ESE

18

1

10
The Fairy Well

Sacred Well • 10.71km ENE

6

3
Castallack Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11km SSE

5

3
Castallack Carn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11km SSE

3

2
Castallack

Cup Marked Stone • 11.03km SSE

7

2
Castallack 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.05km SE

6

2
Merlin’s Rock and the Mousehole

Natural Rock Feature • 11.09km SE

1
Boleigh Fogou

Fogou • 11.11km SSE

47

4

16

2
Escalls Cliff

Kerbed Cairn • 11.35km SW

11

2
Swingate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.38km SE

2

3
The Pipers (Boleigh)

Standing Stones • 11.49km SSE

87

9
The Merry Maidens

Stone Circle • 11.69km SSE

110

1

2

30
Tregiffian

Entrance Grave • 11.79km SSE

66

14
Gûn Rith Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.79km SSE

43

2

10
Alsia Holy Well

Sacred Well • 11.81km SSW

7

5
Kemyel

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.87km SE

3

3
Choone

Holed Stone • 11.99km SSE

8

4
Kemyel 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.01km SE

3

1
Trevear

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.05km SSW

1
Boscawen-Ros

Standing Stones • 12.39km SSE

31

1

4
Treverven

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.5km S

24

3
Carnsew

Hillfort • 12.52km ENE

9
Table Mên

Natural Rock Feature • 12.62km SSW

2

2
Mayon Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.65km SSW

3

1
St Erth Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.71km E
Treveneague Fogou

Fogou • 12.76km E

1

2
Mayon Cliff

Cairn(s) • 13.14km SW

28

4
Sennen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.16km SW

2

3
Maen Castle

Cliff Fort • 13.43km SW

42

1

3
Phillack Towans

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.92km ENE

4

1
Treryn Dinas

Cliff Fort • 14.48km S

49

1

1

15
Cudden Point

Rocky Outcrop • 14.59km ESE

1

1
Pordenack Point

Round Barrow(s) • 14.76km SSW

18

2
St. Levan’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.97km SSW

8

5
Carn Les Boel

Cliff Fort • 15.12km SSW

25

1

3
Castle Kayle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.19km ENE
St. Levan’s Well

Sacred Well • 15.21km SSW

7

1
Roskestal West Cliff

Round Cairn • 15.58km SSW

1
Godrevy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.52km ENE

15

1

3
Godolphin Hill

Enclosure • 16.82km E

6

1

1
Connor Downs

Round Barrow(s) • 17.31km ENE
Castle Pencaire

Hillfort • 17.88km E

25

1

3
Tregonning Hill

Kerbed Cairn • 18.45km E

11
Gear Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.51km ENE
Hudder Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.89km ENE

10

1
Trewavas Cliff

Chambered Cairn • 19.17km E

14

3
Camel Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 19.29km E

5

1
The Hood

Enclosure • 19.71km ENE

1

2
Drym Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.94km E