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Looking along the northwestern bank.

Granite outcrops on Zennor Hill.

Wonderful granite outcrop on Zennor Hill.

Under a deep blue summer sky.

Impressive kerb on the cairn at SW 4751 3616.

Kerbing on the cairn at SW 4751 3616.

Looking over the cairn at SW 4751 3616.

The overgrown cairn at SW 4751 3616 hides a magnificent kerb.

The western rampart, looking down on the quarry and out across West Penwith.

Looking north towards Trendrine Hill and Rosewall Hill, both with Bronze Age cairns on their summits.

Stonework of the northeastern rampart.

The views stretch across to Castle Pencaire and St Michael’s Mount.

Roger’s Tower folly, built onto (and out of) the inner rampart of the fort.

The southeastern ramparts, with Trencrom Hill prominent to the right of centre.

Overgrown hut circle inside the fort.

The northern ramparts, looking towards Trink Hill.

Seen from the bridleway to the north, it’s a sizable if overgrown monument. We had neither time nor energy on our side to investigate further.

It has a fairly alarming lean, so presumably there is quite some depth of stone buried beneath the ground.

The Tolvan holed stone.

The most obvious inscription to be seen on it now is the Ordnance Survey bench mark.

The curving shape is very reminiscent of local menhirs. It’s just under 7 feet tall.

The stone in its chocolate box setting.

Looking towards the current entrance through the portal leading to the bricked-up entrance.

Towards the bricked up entrance. We didn’t linger in this bit because it stank, probably of bat poo.

Inside the long curving passage, looking towards the entrance from the straight passage.

Inside the long passage.

Inside the creep, looking towards the creep entrance from the long passage.

The wall of the round. The fogou is to the left, the original bricked-up entrance would have come out here.

Carn Creis southern cairn.

Nice section of contiguous kerb on Carn Creis southern cairn.

Carn Creis southern cairn.

Carn Creis southern cairn, remains of kerb in the foreground.

Carn Creis southern cairn, built around a boulder. Looking towards Longships.

Looking across the northern Carn Creis cairn towards Cape Cornwall, with upstanding kerbstone on the SW arc.

Capstone of the northern Carn Creis cairn’s cist.

Heavy kerbs on the northern of the Carn Creis cairns.

The centre of the northern Carn Creis cairn. The southern cairn is visible over on the right, to the right of the calf. Sennen Cove is the coastal village beyond.

The northern of the two Carn Creis cairns, looking towards The Brisons.

Looking westwards across Carn Polpry cairn.

Carn Polpry cairn. The northern of the two Carn Creis cairns is a prominent feature on the top of the nearby headland to the far left.

Carn Polpry cairn at SW 3579 2983. Kerbstone in the foreground. There are supposedly two further cairns immediately adjacent to this, but the thick gorse prevents obvious identification. When we last came here in 2005 the cairn was grass-covered.

Landscape context from the south, close to the Carn Polpry cairn. Looking towards Gribba Point – Letcha cairn is top right on Carn Gribba.

The boulder in the foreground does not appear to be part of the kerb, although other nearby cairns on this part of the coast incorporate boulders.

With kerbstones centre. The size of the cairn is difficult to gauge with the serious vegetation and the lack of other kerbs.

Two remaining kerbstones in the foreground. Looking towards The Brisons (islands on the left), Cape Cornwall (with chimney, right of centre) and the Ballowall barrow (on the headland to the far right).