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Bossiney Mound

Artificial Mound

C

CARL Apr 25, 2012

Visited 21.4.12

Easily seen from the B3263 just north of Tintagel.

It looks like a mini Motte to me and has a large tree growing out of the top.

It is approximately 3 metres high and 20 metres across.

Nothing much else I can add.

Bossiney Mound

Artificial Mound

Rhiannon Dec 14, 2005

Neil Fairbairn, in his 1983 ‘Travellers guide to the kingdoms of Arthur’, mentions a Christianised version of the story. He says that at the end of the world the golden round table will rise to the earth’s surface and be carried up to heaven. The saints will sit round it to eat, and Christ will be the waiter and serve them.

He also mentions that at its yearly midsummer appearance, a flash of light from it briefly illuminates the sky, and then it sinks again. Nah that’ll just be the earthlights I reckon.

Bossiney Mound

Artificial Mound

phil Dec 23, 2001

It is thought that King Arthur’s Round Table is buried at Bossiney Mound.

Once a year, at midnight on Midsummer Eve, it is believed that the table rises out of the ground and stands in the moonlight.

Sites within 20km of Bossiney Mound

Rocky Valley Rock Carvings

Carving • 0.92km NE

7

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6

2
Willabury (Tintagel)

Cliff Fort • 1.04km NW

3

1
King Arthur’s Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 1.36km NE

3

1
St. Materiana Church Yard

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.51km WSW

3

1

2
Tintagel

Cliff Fort • 1.74km W

7

1

7

4
Condolden Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.82km E

7

4
Willabury (Boscastle)

Cliff Fort • 3.53km NE

3

1
Treligga Common

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.71km SW

8

1
Slaughter Bridge Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.23km E

5

1

4
Castle Goff

Hillfort • 6.3km SE

1
Hendraburnick Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 6.59km E

6

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6

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Starapark Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.96km E

3

5
Tich Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.09km E

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Moorgate Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.17km ESE

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Advent Triple Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.69km ESE

5

2
Crowdy Reservoir Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.05km ESE

6

2
Helsbury Castle

Hillfort • 9.25km SSE

3

4
Tregeare Rounds

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.29km SSW

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Devil’s Jump

Natural Rock Feature • 9.44km SE

6

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Rough Tor long cairn

Long Cairn • 10.37km ESE

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Roughtor NW

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.4km ESE

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Roughtor North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.44km ESE

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Stannon

Stone Circle • 10.55km ESE

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14

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Roughtor NW cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.69km ESE

5
Dinnever Hill kerbed cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 10.82km ESE

12

1
Showery Tor Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.84km ESE

13

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Louden hill Logan stone

Natural Rock Feature • 10.93km ESE

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Showery Tor Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.93km ESE

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Showery Tor

Ring Cairn • 11.09km ESE

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6

1
Rough Tor

Rocky Outcrop • 11.14km ESE

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7

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Louden

Long Cairn • 11.17km ESE

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Alex Tor

Ring Cairn • 11.23km SE

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Louden Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.3km ESE

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Louden menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.41km ESE

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Oldpark Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.44km E

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Louden Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.5km ESE

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2
Roughtor Moors

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.55km ESE

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Fernacre

Stone Circle • 11.8km ESE

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Treswallock Downs

Cairn(s) • 11.97km SE

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3
High Moor Fogou

Fogou • 12.01km ESE

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2
High Moor cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.23km ESE

3

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Casehill Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 12.33km SE

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King Arthur’s Hall

Stone Setting • 12.65km SE

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14

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Brown Willy Cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.84km ESE

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Garrow Tor settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.87km ESE

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Buttern Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.91km E

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Buttern Hill NW

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.92km E

2
Lady Down (St Breward)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.93km SE

3
Emblance Downs

Stone Circle • 13.16km ESE

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Leaze Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.23km ESE

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Brown Willy Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.4km ESE

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Leaze

Stone Circle • 13.4km ESE

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Leaze Cist

Cist • 13.41km SE

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Delford Bridge Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.68km SE

13

2
Warbstow Bury

Hillfort • 13.71km ENE

4

5
Headon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.79km ENE

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Bray Down

Cairn(s) • 13.82km E

16

2
Catshole Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.18km ESE

6

2
Leskernick Hill

Propped stone • 14.42km ESE

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3

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Kerrow Downs

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

5
Leskernick settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.51km ESE

10

2
Catshole Tor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.54km ESE

6

1
Catshole Tor Quoit

Chambered Tomb • 14.67km ESE

10

1
Leskernick Cist

Cist • 14.7km ESE

8

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Codda Downs

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.71km ESE

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Catshole Downs

Long Cairn • 14.74km ESE

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3
Leskernick North Circle

Stone Circle • 14.84km ESE

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Leskernick Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.92km ESE

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3

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Trippet Stones

Stone Circle • 15.14km SE

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Leskernick South Circle

Stone Circle • 15.18km ESE

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The Rumps

Cliff Fort • 15.24km WSW

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Tolborough Tor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.31km ESE

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Longstone (St Mabyn)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.32km SSE

4

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Tolborough Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.38km ESE

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Stripple Stones

Stone Circle • 15.43km SE

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Manor Common

Round Barrow(s) • 15.48km SE

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Tolbrough Downs small cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.52km ESE

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Trezelland Two Stones

Standing Stones • 15.61km ESE

3

2
Kelly Rounds

Hillfort • 15.79km SSW

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Westmoorgate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 15.82km E

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The Beacon (Hendra Downs) barrow cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.85km E

2

1
Tolborough Tor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.95km ESE

3

1
The Beacon (Hendra Downs) cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.08km ESE

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Elephant Rock (Hendra Downs)

Natural Rock Feature • 16.1km ESE

3

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Brockabarrow Common

16.58km ESE

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Trehudreth Downs Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.85km SE

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Trehudreth Downs Stone Setting

Stone Setting • 16.87km SE

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Trehudreth Downs Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.9km SE

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2

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Greenbarrow Downs Cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.97km SE

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Trehudreth Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17km SE

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Greenbarrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.02km SE

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Trehudreth Downs Stone Setting / Row

Stone Setting • 17.03km SE

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Trehudreth Downs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.03km SE

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2
Trehudreth Downs Menhir (markstone?)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.12km SE

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Spettigue Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.29km E

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Carneglos Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.33km ESE

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Colquite Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.53km ESE

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Black Tor Cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.6km ESE

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Colvannick Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.88km SE

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Black Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.91km ESE

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Brea Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.98km SW

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Tregeare Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.34km E

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Ashbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 18.38km ENE

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Tregune Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.4km E

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Lower Helland Down

Enclosure • 18.44km SSE

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Cardinham Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 18.5km SE

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East Moor Menhirs (western area)

Standing Stones • 18.59km ESE

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Council Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.67km SSE

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2
East Moor Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.72km E

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Tregune Menhir No2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.72km E

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Penhargard Castle

Hillfort • 18.8km S

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2
Corner Quoit

Natural Rock Feature • 18.85km SE

4

1
Pencarrow Rings

Hillfort • 18.86km S

4

2
Smith’s Cairn

Platform Cairn • 18.99km ESE

1

1
East Moor Enclosure

Enclosure • 19.06km E

3

1
Dozmary Pool

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.07km ESE

5

8

1
East Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.08km E

14

3
East Moor Ring Cairn

Ring Cairn • 19.14km E

6

1
Fox Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.2km E

3

2
East Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.25km E

7

1
Lower Longbeak Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.63km NE

1

1
Goodaver

Stone Circle • 19.68km ESE

16

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4
Nine Stones of Altarnun

Stone Circle • 19.84km E

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2

4
Carburrow Tor

Cairn(s) • 19.96km SE

15

4
Carburrow Quoit

Chambered Tomb • 19.96km SE

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