East Moor Cairn (Cairn) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Images

Image of East Moor Cairn (Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Smaller kerb stones on the southeastern side of the cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.6.2017)

thesweetcheat Jul 9, 2017

Image of East Moor Cairn (Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Kerbs on the southern side of the cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.6.2017)

thesweetcheat Jul 9, 2017

Image of East Moor Cairn (Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The central mound with slab of possible cist exposed in the middle. Looking towards Kilmar Tor. There are many cairns on the intervening ground.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.6.2017)

thesweetcheat Jul 9, 2017

Image of East Moor Cairn (Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking south towards Smallacoombe Downs, possible fallen standing stone in the foreground.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.6.2017)

thesweetcheat Jul 9, 2017

Image of East Moor Cairn (Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The cairn from the ENE. Kerb stones can be seen on the left and in the foreground. The possible falle standing stone is on the right. Goodaver stone circle is at the left-hand end of the big block of forestry, far left skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.6.2017)

thesweetcheat Jul 9, 2017

Image of East Moor Cairn (Cairn) by Mr Hamhead

Looking nth west towards Fox Tor

Mr Hamhead Jun 9, 2007

Image of East Moor Cairn (Cairn) by Mr Hamhead

Looking south.

Mr Hamhead Jul 12, 2004

Articles

East Moor Cairn

Cairn(s)

Mr Hamhead Jul 11, 2004

Just to the SW of the ring cairn sits a traditional cairn with a mound in the middle. The long granite stone that lies on the north side has been suggested as a possible menhir that along with other similar stones once surounded the cairn.

Sites within 20km of East Moor Cairn

East Moor Ring Cairn

Ring Cairn • 0.2km NNW

6

1
East Moor Enclosure

Enclosure • 0.22km NW

3

1
East Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 0.3km NNW

14

3
East Moor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.81km NNW

2

1
Carey Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.86km ESE

7

1
East Moor Menhirs (western area)

Standing Stones • 0.9km WSW

5

1

1
Colquite Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.95km SE

1

1
Fox Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.16km NNE

3

2
Nine Stones of Altarnun

Stone Circle • 1.25km ENE

38

2

4
Rushyford Gate

Cairn(s) • 1.63km SSE

1

2
Tregune Menhir No2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.65km N

1

1
Tregune Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.91km N

2
Clitters Cairn

Cairn(s) • 1.93km ENE

13

2
Ridge

Cairn(s) • 1.94km ENE

5
Spettigue Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.19km NW

2

1
Bowda Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 2.29km E

1

1

3
Smith’s Cairn

Platform Cairn • 2.4km SW

1

1
Arthur’s Bed

Natural Rock Feature • 2.56km ESE

6

1

4
Carneglos Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.6km WSW

1

1
Trewortha Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 2.76km ESE

1

1
Goodaver

Stone Circle • 2.91km SSW

16

1

4
Hawks Tor row

Standing Stones • 3.17km E

6

1
The Beacon (Hendra Downs) cairns

Cairn(s) • 3.18km W

7

1
Elephant Rock (Hendra Downs)

Natural Rock Feature • 3.19km W

3

1
Allabury

Hillfort • 3.36km E

2

1
Hawk’s Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.39km E

2

2

1
The Beacon (Hendra Downs) barrow cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.41km WNW

2

1
Trewortha Cairn and Cist

Cist • 3.48km ESE

9

2
Twelve Men’s cist

Cist • 3.49km ESE

9

3
Twelve Men’s Moor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.53km ESE

20

2
Pyramid Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 3.61km ESE

6

3
Kilmar Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.73km E

5

2
Westmoorgate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 3.74km WNW

4

1

2
Trezelland Two Stones

Standing Stones • 3.81km W

3

2
Kilmar Tor

Rocky Outcrop • 3.95km ESE

7

1
Newel Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.99km SE

2
Leskernick South Circle

Stone Circle • 4.11km W

15

6
Sibleyback Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.16km SE

6

2
Tolborough Tor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.19km WSW

3

1
Langstone Down Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.24km ESE

1
Dozmary Pool

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.3km SW

5

8

1
Leskernick Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.34km W

9

3

1
Leskernick North Circle

Stone Circle • 4.43km W

12

4

2
Bearah Tramway cairn

Cist • 4.45km ESE

24

3
Tolbrough Downs small cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.59km W

1

1
Leskernick Cist

Cist • 4.6km W

8

1
Langstone Downs (Withey Brook)

Round Cairn • 4.62km ESE

8

1

1
Leskernick settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.76km W

10

2
Tolborough Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.79km W

4

1
Codda Downs

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.82km W

5
Leskernick Hill

Propped stone • 4.84km W

16

3

1
Bearah Tor

Cairn(s) • 4.85km ESE

6
Tolborough Tor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.89km W

10

1

4
Langstone Downs settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.93km ESE

4
Langstone Downs Cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.97km ESE

24

1

2
Bearah Common

Long Cairn • 5.03km ESE

24

1

1

4
Sharptor field system

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.25km ESE

2
Catshole Tor Quoit

Chambered Tomb • 5.26km W

10

1
Catshole Downs

Long Cairn • 5.33km W

10

3
Catshole Tor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.45km W

6

1
Craddock Moor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.56km SE

4
Brown Gelly Cairns

Cairn(s) • 5.63km SSW

9

2
Craddock Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.69km SE

9

3
Catshole Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.78km W

6

2
Craddock Moor Embanked Avenue

Cairn(s) • 5.84km SE

2

2
Bray Down

Cairn(s) • 5.85km WNW

16

2
Bunnings Park Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.85km SSW

3

1
Craddock Moor Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 5.86km SE

3

1
Craddock Moor cairn cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.94km SE

31

4
Stowe’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.12km ESE

35

1

4

4
The Cheesewring

Rocky Outcrop • 6.2km ESE

40

1

13

2
Craddock Moor Circle

Stone Circle • 6.3km SE

29

1

5

1
Brown Willy Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.34km W

1

1
Buttern Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.37km WNW

18

2
Buttern Hill NW

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.42km WNW

2
Tregarrick Tor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.66km SE

2

2
Rillaton N Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.68km ESE

6

1
Rillaton Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.73km ESE

23

2

12
Cheesewring settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.84km ESE

2
Brown Willy Cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.84km W

27

1

6
Trewalla Cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.88km SE

10

1
Brockabarrow Common

6.89km WSW

1
The Pipers (St Cleer)

Standing Stones • 7.01km SE

29

6
Colquite Cairn

Cairn(s) • 7.04km WSW

2

1
The Hurlers

Stone Circle • 7.06km SE

137

3

28

4
High Moor cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.06km W

3

1
Walla Barrow

Cairn(s) • 7.16km SE

4

1
Draynes Common Cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.26km S

1

1
High Moor Fogou

Fogou • 7.28km W

1

2
Minions Mound

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.33km SE

9

3
Long Tom

Christianised Site • 7.77km SE

18

3
Black Tor Cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.78km WSW

5

1
Black Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.86km SW

2

2
Oldpark Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.91km WNW

3

1
Garrow Tor settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.92km W

2

2
Fernacre

Stone Circle • 8.2km W

43

2

9

2
Roughtor Moors

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.31km W

15

1
Showery Tor

Ring Cairn • 8.34km W

41

1

6

1
Showery Tor Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.36km W

1

1
Stripple Stones

Stone Circle • 8.39km WSW

52

1

6

6
Rough Tor

Rocky Outcrop • 8.44km W

49

1

7

1
Caradon Hill (northern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.44km ESE

20

1
Mutton Down Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.47km SSW

3

2
Showery Tor Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.48km W

13

1
Leaze Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.67km WSW

2

2
Leaze

Stone Circle • 8.67km WSW

27

4
Roughtor NW cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.69km W

5
Caradon Hill (southern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.7km ESE

22

1
Letter Moor

8.75km SW

2

1

2
Louden

Long Cairn • 8.79km W

2

1

1
Louden Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.82km W

18

2
Trebinnick Mound

Cairn(s) • 8.85km SSW

3

1
Louden menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.92km W

3
Emblance Downs

Stone Circle • 8.97km WSW

18

4

1
Roughtor NW

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.98km W

3
Rough Tor long cairn

Long Cairn • 9.06km W

12

1

2
Louden hill Logan stone

Natural Rock Feature • 9.06km W

2
Roughtor North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.1km W

11

1
Berry Castle

Enclosure • 9.1km SSW

2

1

2
Leaze Cist

Cist • 9.19km WSW

8

1
Louden Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 9.36km W

21

8

3
Tregeare Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.43km N

1
Trethevy Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.46km SE

111

11

14

1
King Arthur’s Hall

Stone Setting • 9.47km WSW

44

1

14

1
Trippet Stones

Stone Circle • 9.62km WSW

65

2

15

3
Carburrow Tor

Cairn(s) • 9.67km SW

15

4
Carburrow Quoit

Chambered Tomb • 9.67km SW

7

2
Dinnever Hill kerbed cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 9.73km W

12

1
Casehill Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 9.77km WSW

7

2
Stannon

Stone Circle • 10.05km W

56

1

14

2
Crowdy Reservoir Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.2km W

6

2
Manor Common

Round Barrow(s) • 10.27km WSW

15

3

1
Greenbarrow Downs Cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.34km WSW

7

2

1
Greenbarrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.48km WSW

8

2

1
Advent Triple Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.56km W

5

2
Alex Tor

Ring Cairn • 10.61km W

8

1

1
Trehudreth Downs Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.61km WSW

11

3

1
Cardinham Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 10.76km SW

4

1
Treswallock Downs

Cairn(s) • 10.76km WSW

16

4

3
Trehudreth Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.79km WSW

4

2

1
Trehudreth Downs Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 10.83km WSW

2

2
Trehudreth Downs Stone Setting / Row

Stone Setting • 11.01km WSW

4

2

1
Trehudreth Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.01km WSW

5

2
Crowpound Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.03km SSW

2

2
Crowpound

Enclosure • 11.03km SSW

1

4
Trehudreth Downs Menhir (markstone?)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.06km WSW

1

1
Trehudreth Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.06km WSW

5

2

1
Colvannick Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.13km WSW

15

2
Kerrow Downs

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.14km WSW

5
Settlement West of St Neot

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.17km SSW

1
Delford Bridge Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.3km WSW

13

2
Bury Castle

Hillfort • 11.87km SW

6

1
Corner Quoit

Natural Rock Feature • 11.9km SW

4

1
Moorgate Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.9km W

11

6
Lady Down (St Breward)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.02km WSW

3
Devil’s Jump

Natural Rock Feature • 12.29km W

6

1
Starapark Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.7km WNW

3

5
Tich Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.99km WNW

1

1
Warbstow Bury

Hillfort • 13.37km NNW

4

5
Hendraburnick Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 14km WNW

6

1

6

1
Slaughter Bridge Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.03km WNW

5

1

4
Largin Castle

Hillfort • 14.1km SSW

1

1
Helsbury Castle

Hillfort • 14.19km W

3

4
Council Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.43km WSW

1

2
Castle Goff

Hillfort • 15km W

1
Cadson Bury

Hillfort • 15.49km ESE

1

1
Castle Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.69km ENE
Kit Hill

16.18km E

2

1
Condolden Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.44km WNW

7

4
Taphouse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.46km SSW

1
Longstone (St Mabyn)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.81km WSW

4

1
Headon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.08km NNW

1

1
Hingston Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.24km E

1

1
Castlewich Henge

Henge • 17.24km E

3

3
Dupath Rounds

Enclosure • 17.3km E

1

1
Buckabarrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.76km SSW

3

1
Lower Helland Down

Enclosure • 17.83km WSW

1

1
Hingston Down East

Round Barrow(s) • 17.87km E

1
Castle Canyke

Hillfort • 18.11km SW

1

3
Penhargard Castle

Hillfort • 18.24km WSW

1

2
Bury Down

Hillfort • 18.43km S

7

1

2
Paderbury Top

Enclosure • 18.85km SE

2
King Arthur’s Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 18.86km WNW

3

1
Willabury (Boscastle)

Cliff Fort • 18.98km WNW

3

1
Rocky Valley Rock Carvings

Carving • 19.05km WNW

7

1

6

2
Tregeare Rounds

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.18km W

1

1
Bossiney Mound

Artificial Mound • 19.25km W

3
Duloe

Stone Circle • 19.31km SSE

76

3

16
Treligga Common

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.67km W

8

1
Pencarrow Rings

Hillfort • 19.84km WSW

4

2
Ashbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 19.88km NNW

1