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Wingletang Down

Cairn(s)

Earthstepper Sep 8, 2003

Forty-three cairns have been found in the heather of this exposed moorland. Some are retained by kerbs of granite bouders. Field walls to the north-east connect some of the cairns.

Sites within 20km of Wingletang Down

Nag’s Head

Natural Rock Feature • 0.2km NNW

3

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Clapper of Works

Entrance Grave • 0.86km NE

1
South Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.94km NE

1
Carn of Works

Entrance Grave • 1km NE

1
Obadiah’s Barrow

Entrance Grave • 1.07km NNE

1

1
Old Man of Gugh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.14km NE

5

1
Peninnis Head

Natural Rock Feature • 3.32km NE

12

2

1
Peninnis Head

Cairn(s) • 3.35km NE

7

2
Porthcressa cist-grave cemetry

Cist • 3.41km NNE

1
Buzza Hill

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.69km NE

23

7
Harry’s Walls

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.27km NE

7

1

4
Airport cairn

Chambered Cairn • 4.62km NE

4

1
Giant’s Castle

Cliff Fort • 4.87km NE

10

2
South Hill

Entrance Grave • 4.92km NNW

3

2
Salakee Down

Chambered Cairn • 5.01km NE

20

3

1
Bant’s Carn

Entrance Grave • 5.49km NNE

27

5
Porth Hellick Downs

Cairn(s) • 5.58km NE

27

2

1
North Hill

Entrance Grave • 5.62km NNW

5

1
Halangy Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.63km NNE

17

4
The Great Tomb on Porth Hellick Down

Chambered Cairn • 5.64km NE

37

5

1
Long Rock

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.78km NNE

7

2
Mount Todden

Cairn(s) • 6.04km NE

4

2
Normandy Down

Chambered Cairn • 6.1km NE

19

3
Lyonesse

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.29km NNW

2

2
Innisidgen Lower

Chambered Cairn • 6.37km NNE

23

4
Innisidgen

Cairn(s) • 6.4km NE

27

1

5
Works Cairn

Entrance Grave • 6.61km NNW

6

3
Samson Hill Cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.71km NNW

1
Samson Hill entrance grave

Entrance Grave • 6.71km NNW

1
St Nicholas’s Priory

Holed Stone • 6.78km N

1

2
Gweal Hill

Entrance Grave • 7.48km NNW

2

1
Hillside Farm

Cist • 7.5km NNW

2
Shipman Head Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.12km NNW

1

1
Great Arthur

Entrance Grave • 8.39km NE

5

2
Middle Arthur Boat Shaped Passage Grave

Passage Grave • 8.47km NE

3
Little Arthur

Chambered Cairn • 8.54km NE

3

1
Shipman Head

Cliff Fort • 8.61km NNW

1

1
Castle Down

Chambered Cairn • 8.79km NNW

9

5
Cruthers Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.04km NNE

1
Old Man

Entrance Grave • 9.08km N

1
West Porth

Cairn(s) • 9.1km N

1
Knackyboy Cairn

Entrance Grave • 9.19km NNE

1
Higher Town

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.24km NNE

1
Nornour

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.41km NE

3

1
Great Hill

Entrance Grave • 9.45km N

1
Menawethan

Cairn(s) • 9.47km NE

1

1
Tinkler’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.51km NNE

1
Burnt Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.99km NNE

1
Chapel Downs

Carving • 10.24km NNE

1

1
White Island

Cairn(s) • 10.88km NNE

2