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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: GoodaverCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Bodmin Nearest Village: Bolventor
Map Ref: SX20877515 Landranger Map Number: 201
Latitude: 50.548602N Longitude: 4.529804W
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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Catrinm visited on 18th Jan 2025 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Now accessible to the public ( with permission) and signposted , with the closest forestry gone the fantastic position of this circle can be appreciated.
TheCaptain couldn't find on 9th Jun 2023 Stop at Webbs Down near Bolventor to try to walk to the Goodaver stone circle through the forests from the north. Its very hot, and about halfway there the forest tracks are all shut off, with barbed wire and CCTV. I look at going over the rough ground to the west of the forest, but it wont be easy. I then check my route map, and realise that the 5 km walk is each way, not a full round trip. Decide this is no good, and head back to the car, but I do get to visit the stone row. Time to go to Blisland for an afternoon pint.
TheCaptain couldn't find on 11th Jun 2022 On my way down to Wadebridge today, I didn't have time for the long walk through the forest, but thought I'd try the direct ways from the Bolventor - St Cleer road down the Fowey valley. Both these ways I have seen described. Plan A. up the curvy track at Trezibbet, which is clearly seen from the raad in the valley. I asked somebody tending lambs in the barns at the bottom, and got a friendly but definite no. No way through. Private land. Plan A.2. Up either track from Goodaver, one of which shows to be a path on my OutdoorActive routeplanner. All gates and ways across the river locked. Asked a man tending a tractor. A less friendly, No. Private. So, maybe another time with half a day spare to try the forest way from the north.
markj99 visited on 20th Mar 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 1 I honestly can't remember the details of approaching Goodaver Stone Circle but I retain an impression of boggy marshland and surprise to find a stone circle in such splendid isolation.
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Aug 1989 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2
LordMureth visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 2
cornishstargazer celticmaiden55 cazzyjane have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4.25 Access: 2
Nevertheless, the stones appear to have been accurately located with respect to their original positions. Twenty-five stones remain out of a probable original twenty-eight, and their 3.7m (12-foot) spacing is in keeping with the Bodmin Moor group of big rings.
Access: Difficult 3/4km walk from Trezibbet Farm through barbed wire and fences over private land which should not be attempted. Best to approach the circle from the north through the forests. See comments below.
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