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Taphouse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

phil Dec 8, 2001

The finest surviving linear barrow cemetry in Cornwall.
7 barrows following a flat ridge top in a ESE/WNW line 750 m long.

The largest barrow is 25.5 m in diameter

The smallest is 13.5 across

Sites within 20km of Taphouse Barrows

Largin Castle

Hillfort • 2.99km ENE

1

1
Buckabarrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.03km ESE

3

1
Settlement West of St Neot

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.32km NNE

1
Crowpound Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.49km NE

2

2
Crowpound

Enclosure • 5.49km NE

1

4
Bury Down

Hillfort • 5.95km ESE

7

1

2
Castle Canyke

Hillfort • 6.11km W

1

3
Bury Castle

Hillfort • 6.43km NNW

6

1
Giant’s Hedge

Dyke • 6.49km SSE

4

1

5
Lesquite Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 7.09km WSW

19

7
Trebinnick Mound

Cairn(s) • 7.6km NNE

3

1
Carburrow Tor

Cairn(s) • 7.6km N

15

4
Carburrow Quoit

Chambered Tomb • 7.6km N

7

2
Corner Quoit

Natural Rock Feature • 7.66km NNW

4

1
Letter Moor

7.78km NNE

2

1

2
Berry Castle

Enclosure • 7.83km NE

2

1

2
Helman Tor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8km WSW

5

1

1
Saint’s Way Logan Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 8.15km WSW

6
Helman Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 8.17km WSW

19

1

1
Council Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.2km WNW

1

2
Cardinham Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 8.22km NNW

4

1
Helman Tor Enclosure

Tor enclosure • 8.23km WSW

2

2
Mutton Down Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.4km NE

3

2
Colvannick Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.7km NNW

15

2
Castle Dore

Hillfort • 9.34km SSW

5

4
Trehudreth Downs Menhir (markstone?)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.44km NNW

1

1
Bake Rings

Enclosure • 9.51km SE

1

2
Trehudreth Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 9.54km NNW

5

2
Trehudreth Downs Stone Setting / Row

Stone Setting • 9.54km NNW

4

2

1
Trehudreth Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 9.61km NNW

4

2

1
Trehudreth Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.66km NNW

5

2

1
Greenbarrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.66km NNW

8

2

1
Trehudreth Downs Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 9.72km NNW

2

2
Greenbarrow Downs Cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.75km NNW

7

2

1
Trehudreth Downs Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.79km NNW

11

3

1
Draynes Common Cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.92km NE

1

1
Polgoda Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.94km WSW

1
Carbeans Rocks Luxulyan

Natural Rock Feature • 10.1km SW

3
Black Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.12km N

2

2
Black Tor Cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.4km N

5

1
Luxulyan Arse Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 10.48km WSW

14

2

4
Duloe

Stone Circle • 10.59km E

76

3

16
Hall Rings

Hillfort • 10.59km ESE

2
Pelynt Round Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.6km ESE

3

7
Bunnings Park Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.64km NNE

3

1
Lower Helland Down

Enclosure • 10.65km WNW

1

1
Penhargard Castle

Hillfort • 10.65km WNW

1

2
Brown Gelly Cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.82km NNE

9

2
Colquite Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.95km N

2

1
Yearles Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.02km ESE

2
Castilly Henge

Henge • 11.07km WSW

12

1

4
Manor Common

Round Barrow(s) • 11.2km NNW

15

3

1
Prideaux Hillfort

Hillfort • 11.23km SW

3

1
Black Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.33km WSW

1
Carne Cist

Cist • 11.5km SSE

1
Mabel Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.53km SE

1
The Tristan Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.56km S

9

1

6

2
Trippet Stones

Stone Circle • 11.74km NNW

65

2

15

3
Brockabarrow Common

11.83km N

1
Stripple Stones

Stone Circle • 11.99km NNW

52

1

6

6
Kerrow Downs

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.09km NW

5
Pencarrow Rings

Hillfort • 12.17km W

4

2
Essa Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 12.19km SSE

18

5
Dozmary Pool

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.33km NNE

5

8

1
Tregarrick Tor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.42km NE

2

2
Ten Acre Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.49km ESE

1
Barcelona Ring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.61km ESE

1
Watergate Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.77km ESE

3

2
Delford Bridge Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.84km NW

13

2
Trethevy Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 12.89km ENE

111

11

14

1
Longstone (St Mabyn)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.91km WNW

4

1
Craddock Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.07km NE

9

3
Craddock Moor cairn cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.37km NE

31

4
Walla Barrow

Cairn(s) • 13.39km NE

4

1
Craddock Moor Embanked Avenue

Cairn(s) • 13.44km NE

2

2
Long Tom

Christianised Site • 13.45km NE

18

3
Lady Down (St Breward)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.55km NW

3
Goodaver

Stone Circle • 13.55km NNE

16

1

4
Trewalla Cairns

Cairn(s) • 13.57km NE

10

1
Craddock Moor Circle

Stone Circle • 13.63km NE

29

1

5

1
Craddock Moor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.64km NE

4
Leaze Cist

Cist • 13.72km NNW

8

1
Craddock Moor Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 13.73km NE

3

1
Menear Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.96km SW

6

1

2
Leaze

Stone Circle • 13.99km NNW

27

4
The Pipers (St Cleer)

Standing Stones • 14.03km NE

29

6
Emblance Downs

Stone Circle • 14.11km NNW

18

4

1
The Hurlers

Stone Circle • 14.11km NE

137

3

28

4
Smith’s Cairn

Platform Cairn • 14.16km NNE

1

1
Minions Mound

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.16km NE

9

3
Leaze Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.2km NNW

2

2
Newel Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.34km NE

2
Sibleyback Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.4km NE

6

2
King Arthur’s Hall

Stone Setting • 14.44km NNW

44

1

14

1
Caradon Hill (southern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.5km ENE

22

1
Rillaton Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.56km NE

22

2

12
Rillaton N Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.6km NE

6

1
Casehill Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 14.67km NNW

7

2
The Cheesewring

Rocky Outcrop • 14.71km NE

40

1

13

2
Treswallock Downs

Cairn(s) • 14.72km NNW

16

4

3
Cheesewring settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.72km NE

2
Langstone Downs settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.75km NE

4
Stowe’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.77km NE

35

1

4

4
Langstone Downs (Withey Brook)

Round Cairn • 14.8km NE

8

1

1
Tolborough Tor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.93km N

3

1
Tolborough Tor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.95km N

10

1

4
Tolborough Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.97km N

4

1
Caradon Hill (northern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15km ENE

20

1
Tolbrough Downs small cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.02km N

1

1
Carneglos Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.15km NNE

1

1
Garrow Tor settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.19km NNW

2

2
Rushyford Gate

Cairn(s) • 15.26km NNE

1

2
Catshole Downs

Long Cairn • 15.26km N

10

3
Langstone Downs Cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.32km NE

24

1

2
Sharptor field system

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.33km NE

2
Catshole Tor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.43km N

6

1
Catshole Tor Quoit

Chambered Tomb • 15.48km N

10

1
Roche Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 15.49km WSW

25

10

1
Trewortha Cairn and Cist

Cist • 15.55km NE

9

2
Hensbarrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.57km WSW

10

2
Catshole Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.59km N

6

2
Alex Tor

Ring Cairn • 15.6km NNW

8

1

1
Bearah Tramway cairn

Cist • 15.66km NE

24

3
Arthur’s Bed

Natural Rock Feature • 15.7km NE

6

1

4
Langstone Down Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.73km NE

1
Menevagar Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.77km WSW

9

3
Colquite Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.84km NNE

1

1
Gwallon Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.87km SW

10

6
Kilmar Tor

Rocky Outcrop • 15.88km NE

7

1
East Moor Menhirs (western area)

Standing Stones • 15.94km NNE

5

1

1
Kelly Rounds

Hillfort • 16km WNW

3

1
Twelve Men’s Moor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.04km NE

20

2
Trewortha Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 16.16km NE

1

1
Codda Downs

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.19km N

5
Tregoss Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 16.19km WSW

1
Louden Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.21km NNW

21

8

3
Brown Willy Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.22km N

1

1
Pyramid Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 16.24km NE

6

3
Trezelland Two Stones

Standing Stones • 16.24km N

3

2
Higher Tregolls

Round Barrow(s) • 16.29km W

1
Bearah Common

Long Cairn • 16.38km NE

24

1

1

4
Louden Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.39km NNW

18

2
Carey Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.39km NNE

7

1
Twelve Men’s cist

Cist • 16.39km NE

9

3
The Druid’s Chair and Menacuddle Well

Sacred Well • 16.44km SW

8

2
Louden menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.44km NNW

3
East Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.46km NNE

7

1
Bearah Tor

Cairn(s) • 16.54km NE

6
Brown Willy Cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.57km N

27

1

6
East Moor Enclosure

Enclosure • 16.58km NNE

3

1
Fernacre

Stone Circle • 16.59km NNW

43

2

9

2
Kilmar Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 16.59km NE

5

2
Dinnever Hill kerbed cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 16.6km NNW

12

1
Elephant Rock (Hendra Downs)

Natural Rock Feature • 16.62km NNE

3

1
East Moor Ring Cairn

Ring Cairn • 16.63km NNE

6

1
East Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.72km NNE

14

3
Stannon

Stone Circle • 16.76km NNW

56

1

14

2
Hawk’s Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.9km NE

2

2

1
The Beacon (Hendra Downs) cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.9km NNE

7

1
Roughtor Moors

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.92km NNW

15

1
Leskernick South Circle

Stone Circle • 16.92km N

15

6
Louden

Long Cairn • 16.98km NNW

2

1

1
Leskernick Cist

Cist • 17km N

8

1
Hawks Tor row

Standing Stones • 17.06km NE

6

1
Louden hill Logan stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.09km NNW

2
East Moor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.11km NNE

2

1
Devil’s Jump

Natural Rock Feature • 17.13km NW

6

1
Leskernick North Circle

Stone Circle • 17.16km N

12

4

2
Leskernick Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.18km N

9

3

1
Leskernick settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.23km N

10

2
St Breock Wind Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.25km W

5

3

1
The Beacon (Hendra Downs) barrow cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.28km NNE

2

1
Paderbury Top

Enclosure • 17.29km E

2
Helsbury Castle

Hillfort • 17.31km NW

3

4
Leskernick Hill

Propped stone • 17.37km N

16

3

1
St Breock Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.53km W

16

1

8
Nine Stones of Altarnun

Stone Circle • 17.53km NNE

38

2

4
Rough Tor

Rocky Outcrop • 17.59km NNW

49

1

7

1
Fox Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.62km NNE

3

2
Bowda Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.63km NE

1

1

3
St Breock Downs North Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.64km W

20

1
Spettigue Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.66km NNE

2

1
Ridge

Cairn(s) • 17.7km NE

5
Allabury

Hillfort • 17.77km NE

2

1
Showery Tor

Ring Cairn • 18km N

41

1

6

1
Clitters Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18km NNE

13

2
High Moor cairns

Cairn(s) • 18km N

3

1
Men Gurta

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.04km W

32

1

7
Tregune Menhir No2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.05km NNE

1

1
High Moor Fogou

Fogou • 18.08km N

1

2
Roughtor North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.08km NNW

11

1
St Breock Beacon Kistvaen

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 18.11km W

15

1

4
Tregune Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.22km NNE

2
Castle Gotha Settlement

Enclosure • 18.24km SW

1

1
Roughtor NW cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.33km NNW

5
Rough Tor long cairn

Long Cairn • 18.4km NNW

12

1

2
Westmoorgate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.42km NNE

4

1

2
Black Head

Cliff Fort • 18.49km SSW

4

2
Showery Tor Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.5km N

13

1
Roughtor NW

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.5km NNW

3
Showery Tor Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.61km N

1

1
Pawton Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 18.63km W

25

5
Buttern Hill

Cairn(s) • 18.67km N

18

2
Moorgate Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.9km NNW

11

6
Pawton Springs

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.98km W

18

1
Buttern Hill NW

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.01km N

2
Pawton Gate

Round Barrow(s) • 19.1km W

11

1
Rosenannon Downs

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.19km W

16

1
Bray Down

Cairn(s) • 19.55km N

16

2
Rosenannon Downs W

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.6km W

5

1
Castle-an-Dinas (St. Columb)

Hillfort • 19.65km WSW

22

1

1

13
St Dennis

Hillfort • 19.7km WSW

4

4
Oldpark Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.72km N

3

1
Tregeare Rounds

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.9km WNW

1

1
Crowdy Reservoir Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.98km NNW

6

2
Deep Tye Farm

Henge • 20km WSW

1

1