<< Our Photo Pages >> Tom Thumb Rock - Rock Outcrop in England in Cornwall
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Tom Thumb RockCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Penzance Nearest Village: St Just
Map Ref: SW36843061
Latitude: 50.117102N Longitude: 5.682614W
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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There is a dark oral folklore tale focused on Tom Thumb Rock. On the Celtic festival of Samhain the first stranger into town would be treated like a king for the day until the sun was about to set. The stranger was led to Tom Thumb Rock and placed on top to have their throat cut. This sacrifice was thought to ensure fertility for the next year.
The local name Tom Thumb Rock has only been marked on maps since the seventies and its derivation is unknown.
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