Trewavas Cairn
On Trewavas Head is a Bronze Age burial chamber surrounded by a ring of stones. In the 19th Century, it was excavated by a local miner (who was convinced he'd find his fortune there) which destroyed much of the archaeological integrity. Nevertheless, excavations in the 1960s found some water-worn pebbles which had been part of the burial. Similar ones have been found at other burial sites in Cornwall but their significance is a mystery.
On walks
- Porthleven to Rinsey Head (6.8 mile walk)
- Praa Sands to Trewavas Mine (4.4 mile walk)
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Download the app and use it to explore the walks and to purchase a guided route.
The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
