<< Our Photo Pages >> Gun Rith - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Cornwall
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gun Rith Alternative Name: The FiddlerCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Penzance Nearest Village: St Buryan / Trewoofe
Map Ref: SW42942447 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.064663N Longitude: 5.593334W
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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LiveAndrew saw from a distance on 3rd Dec 2020 - their rating: Amb: 3 Access: 4 Can be seen in the field hedge, across the road from the Tregiffian burial chamber.
markj99 visited on 18th Feb 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Gun Rith is an impressive standing stone easy to visit from the Merry Maidens stone circle.
ajmp3003 visited on 2nd May 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Opposit the Merry maidens stone circle
NickyD visited on 23rd Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4
John_Kenton visited on 1st Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5
jeffrep visited on 15th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
lucasn visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Bladup AngieLake paulcall davidmorgan JimChampion ocifant hamish cazzyjane have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.17 Ambience: 3.43 Access: 3.86
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