<< Our Photo Pages >> Watch Croft Standing Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Cornwall
Submitted by vicky on Friday, 13 August 2004 Page Views: 10000
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Watch Croft Standing StoneCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Penzance Nearest Village: Morvah
Map Ref: SW421357 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.165097N Longitude: 5.612633W
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 |
Internal Links:
External Links:
I have visited· I would like to visit
LiveAndrew visited on 24th Jun 2021 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
lucasn visited on 19th Apr 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2
markj99 visited on 15th Oct 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Watch Croft Standing Stone is located in an area rich in ancient sites close to the summit of the hill.
Bladup cazzyjane have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 2.67
Have you visited this site? Please add a comment below.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive OS mapKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
199m W 267° Watch Croft Cairns* Cairn (SW419357)
459m NE 41° White downs hut circle and pound* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW42423603)
618m ENE 66° Carn Galver* Round Barrow(s) (SW42683592)
696m ENE 62° Carn Galver* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW42733600)
711m ESE 121° Men Scryfa* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SW42693530)
720m NW 324° Rosemergy Stone Circle (SW417363)
728m S 186° Dakota Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW41993498)
742m ENE 66° Carn Galver 2* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SW4279235973)
751m NE 49° Carn Galver 1* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SW4269236165)
761m SSE 154° Burnt Downs Holed Stone* Holed Stone (SW424350)
804m WSW 237° Watch Croft Settlements* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW414353)
854m SSW 198° Dakota Homestead Ancient Village or Settlement (SW418349)
854m SE 140° Men an Tol Mound* Cairn (SW42623502)
877m E 89° Bosigran Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SW42983568)
880m S 175° Burnt Down Hut Circles* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW42133482)
909m SE 139° Men an Tol barrow* Artificial Mound (SW42673499)
914m ESE 106° Four Parishes Rock* Sculptured Stone (SW42973541)
931m SE 142° Men-An-Tol* Holed Stone (SW4264434942)
941m ESE 119° Venton Bebibell* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW429352)
1.1km N 355° Bosigran Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW42053677)
1.1km SW 214° Bosullow Quoit* Modern Stone Circle etc (SW41453483)
1.1km NNE 20° Bosigran Kerb Cairn* Cairn (SW42543673)
1.2km ESE 106° Boskednan A* Cairn (SW43273531)
1.2km ENE 72° Little Galver Propped Stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SW43293603)
1.2km ESE 107° Boskednan Menhir 2* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW43273529)
View more nearby sites and additional images
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.