Some photos of a MONSTER sized, Japaneze stone chambers
(Is this a wedge or passage tomb?)
Ishibutai crypt is, in overall size, the largest in Japan. The largest of its boulders, the one forming the southern part of the ceiling, is estimated to weigh 75 tons!!!.
2 photos in black and white and some neat diagrams
A similar tomb at a site called Jourugami was recently found to contain a stone coffin see
japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=206258
for more on that one.
Apparently it was originally an Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed farmstead it was converted in the medieval period to a Playing Place where miracle plays were performed. The depression in the middle (The Devil’s Spoon) was the place where the Devil sprang from during the performances.
There are several “Playing places” in Cornwall.
In Cornish they are called “plen-an-gwarry”
Didn’t have time to get close to the site but got some reasonable photies from the roadside.
I see on the map there is a footpath that runs directly besides the wood so may be worth a visit in the future.
The whole area is made up of gorgeous rolling fields, woods and scattered farms.
Even a non-drood would enjoy a walk here!
“Car” or “Caer” in Cornish is a place name from the Celtic “ker” meaning fort. You will also find Caer place names in Wales. In Brittany they use the spelling “Ker”
Caer Dane has no public access but you can get a reasonable view from the road that leads from Perranzabuloe to the fantastically named vilage of Ventongimps.
The small fort sits nicely on the hilltop and is covered with trees in the distance you can also see the larger wooded site of Caer Kief.
Another of the sites you wouldn’t know about unless you flew over it.
Just of the roadside between Goonhavern and Perranporth.
Don’t look for any sign posts though (You won’t find any)
WOW! someone in their infinate wisdom drove a road straight thru this one. (Not recently though)
You wouldn’t know its there if you han’t noticed on the map.
I have driven thru this site soo many times without realising the history a ROUND me!
Another LAAARGE barrow.
This one is on on the edge of Cubert Common. The site is owned by the the National Trust and even has it’s own little car park.
The views from the top are stunning. You can see Castle an dinas to the north-east and St Agnes Beacon to the South west.
The Common is great place to walk your dog/kids/horse etc.
The road runs right thru this one!
The round is outlined by the trees.
Another pair of Giants with photo
The site is very near Carne barrow a.k.a. Veryan barrow.
Veryan is a pretty little village also worth a visit .
It has several unusual Round houses. It is said the houses were built round so that the Devil couldn’t hide in the corners.
View of Lesquite from Helman Tor.
You can just make it out in the centre of the pic.
This map shows the location of the Saint’s way Logan stone.
The other one is on the top of the Tor.
Freaky stone! Looks like a monkey!
(The stone not my daughter)
Found this a stones throw from the Logan.
You can make the water in the hollows move when you rock the rock.
There are 2 Logan stones at Helman. This picture shows the lower one in the centre of the picture. It can be rocked with very little effort.
This site is largely overgrown and little visited.
Has 12 kerb stones. the inner chamber consists of 4 side slabs per side and 2 capstones.
Pronounced bos-PREN-is
Comes from Cornish “bos-porth-enys”
roughly translates as
“dwelling at the entrance to an isolated place”
This the a view of Helman tor taken from the Quoit at Lesquite
Legend has it that the stones at Lesquite Quiot were thrown there by the Devil from the top of the tor.
This would look great if some could find the third stone and re-erect the capstone.
It could look just as good as Lanyon Quoit which was re-erected 1824
Taken from the roadside with a zoom lense.
Had to stand on hedge to get this view as there is no public accesss.
