Porthcressa cist-grave cemetry

Cist
SV901104

Nearest town:

Newlyn (59km ENE)

OS reference:

SV901104

OS sheet:

203

Latitude:

49° 54' 45.63 N

Longitude:

6° 19' 2.88 W

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Porthcressa cist-grave cemetry

Cist

Earthstepper Sep 5, 2003

11 Iron Age cists in this cemetry with another 5 nearby. Bronze brooches found

Sites within 20km of Porthcressa cist-grave cemetry

Buzza Hill

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 0.5km ENE

23

7
Harry’s Walls

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.94km NE

7

1

4
Peninnis Head

Cairn(s) • 1.3km ESE

7

2
Peninnis Head

Natural Rock Feature • 1.48km ESE

12

2

1
Bant’s Carn

Entrance Grave • 2.1km NNE

27

5
Airport cairn

Chambered Cairn • 2.13km E

4

1
Halangy Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.23km NNE

17

4
Old Man of Gugh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.28km SSW

5

1
Salakee Down

Chambered Cairn • 2.29km ENE

20

3

1
Obadiah’s Barrow

Entrance Grave • 2.35km SW

1

1
Long Rock

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.38km NNE

7

2
Giant’s Castle

Cliff Fort • 2.42km E

10

2
Carn of Works

Entrance Grave • 2.56km SSW

1
South Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.59km SSW

1
Clapper of Works

Entrance Grave • 2.66km SSW

1
Porth Hellick Downs

Cairn(s) • 2.8km ENE

27

2

1
The Great Tomb on Porth Hellick Down

Chambered Cairn • 2.82km ENE

37

5

1
Mount Todden

Cairn(s) • 2.96km ENE

4

2
Innisidgen Lower

Chambered Cairn • 2.98km NE

23

4
Innisidgen

Cairn(s) • 3.03km NE

27

1

5
South Hill

Entrance Grave • 3.04km WNW

3

2
Normandy Down

Chambered Cairn • 3.12km ENE

19

3
Nag’s Head

Natural Rock Feature • 3.24km SSW

3

1
Wingletang Down

Cairn(s) • 3.41km SSW

1
North Hill

Entrance Grave • 3.6km WNW

5

1
Lyonesse

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.75km NW

2

2
St Nicholas’s Priory

Holed Stone • 3.86km NNW

1

2
Works Cairn

Entrance Grave • 4.35km WNW

6

3
Samson Hill Cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.43km WNW

1
Samson Hill entrance grave

Entrance Grave • 4.43km WNW

1
Hillside Farm

Cist • 5.09km NW

2
Great Arthur

Entrance Grave • 5.12km NE

5

2
Middle Arthur Boat Shaped Passage Grave

Passage Grave • 5.15km NE

3
Little Arthur

Chambered Cairn • 5.23km NE

3

1
Gweal Hill

Entrance Grave • 5.39km WNW

2

1
Cruthers Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.63km NNE

1
Shipman Head Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.76km NW

1

1
Knackyboy Cairn

Entrance Grave • 5.82km NNE

1
Higher Town

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.84km NNE

1
Old Man

Entrance Grave • 5.91km N

1
West Porth

Cairn(s) • 5.92km N

1
Nornour

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.06km NE

3

1
Castle Down

Chambered Cairn • 6.13km NW

9

5
Tinkler’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.2km N

1
Shipman Head

Cliff Fort • 6.21km NW

1

1
Great Hill

Entrance Grave • 6.24km N

1
Menawethan

Cairn(s) • 6.31km NE

1

1
Burnt Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.59km NNE

1
Chapel Downs

Carving • 6.84km NE

1

1
White Island

Cairn(s) • 7.54km N

2