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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Nine Stones (Altarnun)Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Bodmin Nearest Village: Altarnun
Map Ref: SX23617814 Landranger Map Number: 201
Latitude: 50.576299N Longitude: 4.492585W
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 1st Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2
markj99 visited on 11th Apr 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 The flatness of the moor and the splendid isolation of Nine Stones (Altarnun) enhance this stone circle. One of the best sites in Cornwall!
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jan 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Glorious sunset after a blistering day. Last circle of the trip!
peetdi visited on 1st Jan 2007 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
LordMureth visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Beautiful site, but usually full of aggressive cows - hard to get close to!
JimChampion cazzyjane have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.8 Ambience: 4.8 Access: 2.8
Note: Thousands of ancient sites on 2011 Heritage at Risk Register, including Altarnun, not a new problem here but still 'extensive stock erosion with major localised problems'. Full details in our forum.
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