<< Our Photo Pages >> Men-An-Tol - Holed Stone in England in Cornwall
Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 05 January 2023 Page Views: 56537
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Men-An-Tol Alternative Name: Men an Tol, Mên-an-Tol, Mên an TolCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Holed Stone
Nearest Town: Penzance Nearest Village: Madron
Map Ref: SW4264434942 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.158530N Longitude: 5.60452W
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
coldrum dotjay 43559959 cappy would like to visit
Couplands visited on 29th Jul 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3
HarryRocks visited on 7th Apr 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Access: 4
hallsifer visited on 19th Feb 2023 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 3 The considerable die back during winter means it's easy to see this site from the boskednan stone circle.
micske visited on 1st Jan 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
bishop_pam visited on 24th Nov 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3 On a very showery the the sun came out to bless us as we arrived at the stones
LiveAndrew visited on 20th Jan 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
hallsifer visited on 22nd Sep 2021 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 The third time I've visted the site, still as magical - to the north, but not far (I believe) of the stones under a bush is a small plastic box with a local schools story of how the stones arrived there. Wonderful little surprise!
Of course, a friend and I went through the stone several times to make sure we wouldn't get any rickets.
LiveAndrew visited on 19th Aug 2021 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
emh504 visited on 2nd Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 I was surprised at the relatively small scale of the monument! Still big enough to squeeze through the hole in the stone however.
On a moor with cows, fortunately they weren’t close when we visited. Quite a long walk from the road
SandyG visited on 15th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
ChrisHealey visited on 20th Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4
jeffrep visited on 13th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
coin visited on 8th Mar 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 I was passed through the hole!
brianlavelle visited on 28th Mar 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
SteveC visited on 24th Apr 2007 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Psy1968 visited on 11th Jul 2002 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4
woodini254 visited on 13th Feb 1996 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jun 1987 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
lucasn visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
LiveAndrew Andy B Bladup DrewParsons mark_a myf h_fenton rldixon TimPrevett PAB JimChampion sem AngieLake ocifant davidmorgan X-Ice cazzyjane AnnabelleStar ArchAstro have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.56 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 3.37
The doughnut-shaped stone is best known for the traditional belief that it had the power to heal illnesses. To cure rickets and tuberculosis, naked children were passed through the hole three times and then dragged through the grass three times toward the east. Adults seeking cure from rheumatism or spinal troubles crawled through the hole nine times against the sun.
This site is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1004641, "Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm". The stone setting and holed stone are also recorded as Pastscape Monument 424271, which adds: "Plans of the positions of the recumbent stones in particular suggest that the monument as it is known is actually part of a stone circle, up to 18m in diameter".
The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for Men-an-Tol, Madron, Cornwall, which includes a drawig from 1864, a photograph, a description, a list of reference sources for more information, and some suggestions for other nearby prehistoric monuments to see close by.
Access: Well signposted from lanes around Madron.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
These are just the first 25 photos of Men-An-Tol. If you log in with a free user account you will be able to see our entire collection.
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
120m NNE 25° Men-an-tol Artificial Mound (SW4270135048)
146m N 7° Men-an-tol Mound Cairn (SW4266835086)
282m WSW 237° Burnt Down Hut Circles* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW424348)
361m N 5° Men Scryfa* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SW42693530)
363m NE 42° Venton Bebibell* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW429352)
481m SE 144° Bosiliack Huts N Ancient Village or Settlement (SW42913454)
569m NNE 32° Four Parishes Rock* Sculptured Stone (SW42973541)
572m SSE 158° Bosiliack Huts* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW42833440)
595m SSE 161° Bosiliack Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW42813437)
653m W 271° Dakota Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW41993498)
714m ENE 58° Boskednan Menhir 2* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW43273529)
722m ENE 61° Boskednan B* Cairn (SW4329435260)
724m ENE 57° Boskednan A* Cairn (SW43273531)
768m ENE 70° Boskednan Menhir 1* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW43383517)
796m ENE 74° Boskednan stone circle* Stone Circle (SW43423513)
810m NNE 22° Bosigran Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SW42983568)
842m W 264° Dakota Homestead Ancient Village or Settlement (SW418349)
853m E 87° Boskednan 4* Cairn (SW43503495)
866m SE 145° Bosiliack Barrow* Chambered Tomb (SW43113421)
884m S 182° Lanyon Farm Standing Stones* Marker Stone (SW42573406)
931m NW 322° Watch Croft Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW421357)
957m SSW 195° Lanyon Farm menhir* Modern Stone Circle etc (SW42353403)
976m E 97° Ding Dong Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW43613478)
978m N 359° Carn Galver* Round Barrow(s) (SW42683592)
1.0km ENE 72° Boskednan 2* Cairn (SW43653521)
View more nearby sites and additional images