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Tor cairn on Newel Tor is a Bronze Age burial monument situated approximately 1.5 kilometres north of Siblyback Farm in Cornwall. The cairn takes the form of a mound constructed from stone, typical of funerary monuments erected during the Bronze Age across the Southwest of England. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1011314, reflecting its designation as a structure of archaeological and historical importance. Such cairns served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains and often held associated grave goods, though the specific contents and construction details of this particular example would require archaeological investigation to establish with certainty.
Tor cairn on Newel Tor, 1.5km north of Siblyback Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011314. View the official record →
Tor cairn on Newel Tor is a Bronze Age burial monument situated approximately 1.5 kilometres north of Siblyback Farm in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011314.
Tor cairn on Newel Tor, 1.5km north of Siblyback Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011314.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval wayside cross at Redgate (5.6 km), Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House (5.8 km), St Cleer's Well and cross (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tor cairn on Newel Tor, 1.5km north of Siblyback Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Tor cairn on Newel Tor, 1.5km north of Siblyback Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.