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<< Our Photo Pages >> Castallack standing stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Cornwall

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 29 August 2004  Page Views: 9897

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Castallack standing stone
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.284 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Penzance  Nearest Village: Lamorna
Map Ref: SW45392545  Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.074514N  Longitude: 5.559821W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

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Marielizhall visited on 6th Jul 2025 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Field had no access but the stone was easily visible from the gate. Nice view to the sea beyond.

lucasn visited on 28th Jul 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

markj99 visited on 19th Mar 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Castallack Standing Stone is in a field c. 150 NE of Castallack Farm. There is a narrow passing place c. 100 yards NE of Castallack Farm where careful parking is possible. A gateway opposite leads into a field. Castallack Standing Stone is c. 50 yards ENE of the gateway.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 4

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by enkidu41 : (Vote or comment on this photo)
A 3' high stone on the Lamorna Plateau in the west of Cornwall. Nine holes on the eastern side of the stone may be cupmarks.

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Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by enkidu41 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup : Castallack standing stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup : Castallack standing stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup : Castallack standing stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by Hamish : SW454255 Nr Lamorna.

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by Hamish : SW454255 Nr Lamorna. There is a good layby nr here for parking.The stone is in a field on the left if you are pointing towards Lamorna,a handy field gate gives you access.Beware of over friendly cows and their leavings. This is 3ft 6ins - 4ft high with an unusual row of what Ocifant calls "cupmarks" what do you think? (1 comment)

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by Marielizhall : Lots of sheep, no access to the field but a good view from the gate

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup : Castallack standing stone

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by lucasn : Castallack Standing Stone

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup : Castallack standing stone.

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Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup : Castallack standing stone and the Sun.

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup : Castallack Standing stone, The "cupmarks" near the bottom of the stone aren't cupmarks at all, They are holes left over from when the stone was been broken/blown up in the past, This shows that the stone was probably much much bigger before been broken up.

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Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup : A moody Castallack Standing Stone and the sun.

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Castallack standing stone submitted by Bladup : Castallack standing stone at SW454255.

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Castallack standing stone submitted by DrNickLeB : Castallack menhir

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by DrNickLeB

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by DrNickLeB

Castallack standing stone
Castallack standing stone submitted by DavidCheepen : Springtime in Castallack. acrylic on board by David Cheepen, visit his web site for more.

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Re: Castallack Standing Stone on Google Maps by markj99 on Saturday, 14 June 2025
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Castallack Standing Stone by lucasn on Wednesday, 22 August 2018
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Re: Castallack by hamish on Thursday, 17 November 2005
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I could have sworn I was standing in a field when I photographed it. Vow Cave is in the Castallack Carn area. Stop being picky.
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Re: Castallack by Anonymous on Thursday, 17 November 2005
The standing stone shown in the photos is not of Castallack standing stone which does not stand in a field, neither is the photo of the cave Castallack Carn. The cave is called Vow Cave, Castallack Carn stands about 50 ft downhill from here.
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Re: Castallack by enkidu41 on Monday, 23 August 2004
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The suggestion that the markings on the eastern side of this stone are cupmarks seems to have been originated by John Michell in 'The Old Stones of Land's End'. Close inspection may lead one to agree with Robin Payne ('The Romance of the Stones') that they are more likely to be relatively modern drill holes made for an uncompleted splitting operation.

The rough top of the stone also suggests that it may once have been much taller, the upper part having fallen or been broken off.
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Re: Castallack by enkidu41 on Monday, 23 August 2004
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Bran's comment relates to the Castallack Carn stone which has long since disappeared under dense undergrowth. The Castallack stone is in a field (which alternates between arable and pasture) and is always visible.
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Re: Castallack by Bran on Monday, 02 September 2002
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Spent a lot of time at this site today sunday 1st Sept. If anyone is contemplating visiting it in the near future I would advise them to forget it until the winter, even though there was a group of us that knew its exact location, we could not find it due to the amount of bracken and gorse that has covered this area in the last couple of years.
However I hope to be able to arrange a working party of volenteers to help me clear back the undergrowth in the next couple of months. If there is any one who lives in the area near this site who would like to join us contact me.
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