Helman Tor Enclosure — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Helman Tor Enclosure by Mr Hamhead

Mr Hamhead May 14, 2006

Image of Helman Tor Enclosure by Mr Hamhead

Mr Hamhead May 14, 2006

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Helman Tor Enclosure

Tor enclosure

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CARL May 11, 2012

Visited 20.4.12

The information board near the car park states that the wall is not prehistoric.
I think it said it was mediaeval but I can’t be sure.
I tried to write the information down but it was raining so my paper got wet and I couldn’t write on it!

The walls in question are easy enough to spot around the stones – in fact you need to climb over one section to get closer to some of the rocks.

Helman Tor Enclosure

Tor enclosure

pure joy Nov 2, 2003

A Tor Enclosure to be exact. Mentioned by Craig Weatherhill, in “Cornovia: Ancient Sites of Cornwall & Scilly” (Cornwall Books – 1985, revised 1997 & 2000) – “On the slopes of Helman Tor are the remains of a field system including at least one round house. The summit of the hill is enclosed by the battered remnants of an earth and stone wall linking the natural outcrops of rock. This enclosure is long and thin, measuring 170m from north to south, by 60m. It is similar in size and construction to the Neolithic village enclosure on Carn Brea. The site has been dated to the 4th millennium BC.”

Sites within 20km of Helman Tor Enclosure

Helman Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 0.22km SE

19

1

1
Helman Tor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.42km ESE

5

1

1
Saint’s Way Logan Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 0.54km SE

6
Lesquite Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 1.48km NE

19

7
Polgoda Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.84km W

1
Castilly Henge

Henge • 3.15km W

12

1

4
Luxulyan Arse Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 3.29km SSW

14

2

4
Black Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.54km W

1
Carbeans Rocks Luxulyan

Natural Rock Feature • 4.2km S

3
Castle Canyke

Hillfort • 4.79km NNE

1

3
Prideaux Hillfort

Hillfort • 6km SSE

3

1
Roche Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 7.28km WSW

25

10

1
Menevagar Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.54km WSW

9

3
Hensbarrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.63km SW

10

2
Menear Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.77km SSW

6

1

2
Tregoss Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 8.02km WSW

1
Castle Dore

Hillfort • 8.06km ESE

5

4
Penhargard Castle

Hillfort • 8.2km NNW

1

2
Taphouse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.23km ENE

1
Lower Helland Down

Enclosure • 8.54km NNW

1

1
Pencarrow Rings

Hillfort • 8.55km NW

4

2
Higher Tregolls

Round Barrow(s) • 9.34km W

1
Council Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.39km NNE

1

2
The Druid’s Chair and Menacuddle Well

Sacred Well • 9.76km SSW

8

2
Gwallon Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.11km SSW

10

6
Giant’s Hedge

Dyke • 10.34km E

4

1

5
St Breock Wind Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.67km WNW

5

3

1
Bury Castle

Hillfort • 10.87km NE

6

1
The Tristan Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.9km SE

9

1

6

2
St Breock Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.91km WNW

16

1

8
St Breock Downs North Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.07km WNW

20

1
Buckabarrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.11km E

3

1
Largin Castle

Hillfort • 11.14km ENE

1

1
Corner Quoit

Natural Rock Feature • 11.16km NE

4

1
Men Gurta

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.37km WNW

32

1

7
St Breock Beacon Kistvaen

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 11.39km W

15

1

4
St Dennis

Hillfort • 11.5km WSW

4

4
Castle-an-Dinas (St. Columb)

Hillfort • 11.58km W

22

1

1

13
Longstone (St Mabyn)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.66km NNW

4

1
Deep Tye Farm

Henge • 11.8km WSW

1

1
Colvannick Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.18km NNE

15

2
Cardinham Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 12.26km NE

4

1
Rosenannon Downs

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.3km W

16

1
Pawton Gate

Round Barrow(s) • 12.3km W

11

1
Pawton Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 12.32km WNW

25

5
Pawton Springs

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.33km W

18

1
Settlement West of St Neot

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.58km ENE

1
Kelly Rounds

Hillfort • 12.6km NW

3

1
Trehudreth Downs Menhir (markstone?)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.62km NNE

1

1
Rosenannon Downs W

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.67km W

5

1
Trehudreth Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.7km NNE

5

2
Trehudreth Downs Stone Setting / Row

Stone Setting • 12.71km NNE

4

2

1
Castle Gotha Settlement

Enclosure • 12.73km SSW

1

1
Trehudreth Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.74km NNE

5

2

1
Bury Down

Hillfort • 12.84km E

7

1

2
Crowpound Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.84km ENE

2

2
Crowpound

Enclosure • 12.84km ENE

1

4
Trehudreth Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.89km NNE

4

2

1
Trehudreth Downs Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 12.93km NNE

2

2
Carburrow Tor

Cairn(s) • 13.05km NE

15

4
Carburrow Quoit

Chambered Tomb • 13.05km NE

7

2
Essa Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 13.08km ESE

18

5
Carne Cist

Cist • 13.09km ESE

1
Trehudreth Downs Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.11km NNE

11

3

1
Greenbarrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.13km NNE

8

2

1
Greenbarrow Downs Cairns

Cairn(s) • 13.27km NNE

7

2

1
The Nine Maidens

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.69km W

48

1

1

10
Devil’s Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 13.75km WSW

6

4
Magi Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.78km W

4

3
Black Head

Cliff Fort • 13.96km S

4

2
Letter Moor

14.22km NE

2

1

2
Manor Common

Round Barrow(s) • 14.24km NNE

15

3

1
Bake Rings

Enclosure • 14.27km E

1

2
Trebinnick Mound

Cairn(s) • 14.41km NE

3

1
Kerrow Downs

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.43km NNE

5
Mabel Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.89km ESE

1
Prince Parc

Round Barrow(s) • 14.94km W

1
Delford Bridge Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.97km NNE

13

2
Trippet Stones

Stone Circle • 15.01km NNE

65

2

15

3
Black Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.09km NE

2

2
Lady Down (St Breward)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.22km N

3
Black Tor Cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.26km NE

5

1
Berry Castle

Enclosure • 15.34km ENE

2

1

2
Pelynt Round Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.65km E

3

7
Mutton Down Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.8km ENE

3

2
Stripple Stones

Stone Circle • 15.85km NNE

52

1

6

6
Colquite Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.99km NE

2

1
Pennatillie

Round Barrow(s) • 16km W

1
Bogee Barrow B

Round Barrow(s) • 16.03km W

2

1

2
Higher Trevibban

Round Barrow(s) • 16.44km W

1
Hall Rings

Hillfort • 16.45km E

2
Bogee Barrow A

Round Barrow(s) • 16.5km W

2
Brockabarrow Common

16.55km NE

1
Bogee Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 16.82km W

1
Leaze Cist

Cist • 16.84km NNE

8

1
The Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.95km W

6

1

5
Treswallock Downs

Cairn(s) • 16.99km NNE

16

4

3
Emblance Downs

Stone Circle • 17.29km NNE

18

4

1
Yearles Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.3km E

2
Draynes Common Cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.32km ENE

1

1
Leaze

Stone Circle • 17.33km NNE

27

4
Bunnings Park Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.35km NE

3

1
King Arthur’s Hall

Stone Setting • 17.36km NNE

44

1

14

1
Brown Gelly Cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.37km NE

9

2
Casehill Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 17.43km NNE

7

2
Leaze Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.51km NNE

2

2
Duloe

Stone Circle • 17.73km E

76

3

16
Alex Tor

Ring Cairn • 17.94km NNE

8

1

1
Helsbury Castle

Hillfort • 18.01km N

3

4
Barcelona Ring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.05km E

1
Ten Acre Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.25km E

1
Dozmary Pool

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.41km NE

5

8

1
Tregeare Rounds

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.49km NNW

1

1
Watergate Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.71km E

3

2
Garrow Tor settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.75km NNE

2

2
Devil’s Jump

Natural Rock Feature • 18.76km N

6

1
Louden Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 19.14km NNE

21

8

3
Pabyer Point

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.3km S

1

1
Dinnever Hill kerbed cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 19.37km NNE

12

1
Stannon

Stone Circle • 19.4km NNE

56

1

14

2
Carvossa Enclosure

Enclosure • 19.48km SW

1

1
Louden Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.55km NNE

18

2
Louden menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.56km NNE

3
Melancoose Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.63km WSW

1

1
Tolborough Tor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.77km NE

10

1

4
Tolborough Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.83km NE

4

1
Catshole Downs

Long Cairn • 19.88km NNE

10

3
Goodaver

Stone Circle • 19.92km NE

16

1

4
Tolbrough Downs small cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.94km NE

1

1
St. Eval Airfield Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.94km W

9

3
Catshole Tor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.98km NNE

6

1
Catshole Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 20km NNE

6

2