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The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life, Whittle

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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Mengu Stone - Marker Stone in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Catrinm on Thursday, 14 December 2023  Page Views: 851

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Mengu Stone
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: St Austell
Map Ref: SX014524
Latitude: 50.337962N  Longitude: 4.792233W
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.
3 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
3

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Catrinm visited on 28th Oct 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Stone moved from the town - was sanding in pics in museum. Information plaque.

The Mengu Stone
The Mengu Stone submitted by Catrinm : The Mengu Stone St Austell (Vote or comment on this photo)
An ancient stone in Saint Austell town, now lying flat in the churchyard. It was originally situated at the junction of Fore Street, Church Street and Menacuddle Street (now part of North Street). The stone was a focal point for announcements, declarations of war, proclamations of peace, public notices and for the sale of any impounded livestock. The plaque says it has been moved twice and there is a photo of it upright in the tiny town museum.

The original location was a meeting point of the three Domesday Manors of Tewington, Trenanace and Treverbyn. There is a theory that it may have originally been a Bronze Age standing stone.

More at mikescornwall.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-ancient-mangu-stone-in-staustells.html
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