Condolden Barrow - Tintagel, Cornwall, UK - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

"The barrow sits in a field to the south of Boscastle / Tintagel. Easily reached by road with fantastic views out to sea or over to Bodmin Moor and beyond.

An excellent Bronze Age bowl barrow that stands on a hilltop 308m (1010 feet) above ordnance datum. 26m across and 2.8m high, it is surrounded by traces of a wide ditch which has suffered from ploughing. An Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar stands on top of the barrow.

The name 'Condolden' is derived from the Cornish 'godolghyn' (tump – a steep-sided mound); the alternative name, Cadon Barrow, is merely a contraction of Condolden

Located two miles (3km) southeast of Tintagel village and is on the eastern border of Tintagel civil parish between Waterpit Down (to the east) and Penpethy (to the west). It is the highest point in the parish and the second highest point in Cornwall outside Bodmin Moor (after Kit Hill). On the edges of the hill are (from the north) Halgabron, Trenale, Downrow, Menadue and Trewarmett. Near Trenale was the Iron Age fort of Trenale Bury which was ploughed up during the Second World War. The barrow has not been excavated. The land is used for arable farming

The Traveller's Guide to the Kingdoms of Arthur says the site is also known as Cadon Barrow. It is the grave of Cador, an Earl of Cornwall and close friend of Arthur. Guinevere was supposed to have been living at his house/castle when Arthur met her. In the Dream of Rhonabwy (in the Mabinogion) his name is spelt Cadwr, and he is named as the man responsible for arming Arthur as he goes into battle.

This barrow is probably on the beacon hill that is attached by folklore to Warbstow Bury (see geocache GC18DEW), via a story of two giants fighting."

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