<< Our Photo Pages >> Gwallon Longstone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Cornwall
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gwallon Longstone Alternative Name: Mount Charles Menhir, Devils walking stick.Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: St Austell
Map Ref: SX02965212
Latitude: 50.335971N Longitude: 4.770192W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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lucasn visited on 16th Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 2 Access: 3
markj99 visited on 29th Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 3 I was frustrated to find the stone was inaccessible in Penrice Community College grounds protected by a wire mesh fence. Perhaps I will revisit out of school hours.
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 2.5 Access: 3
The stone is a granite whopper of some 12ft and is a remarkable survivor given its position within the urban sprawl of St Austell. Associated with a now vanished barrow cemetary the longstone is probably best visited when school is on holiday, or by prior arrangment. Access by footpath from Porthpean Road.
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