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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gun Rith - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Cornwall

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 23 February 2004  Page Views: 13936

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gun Rith Alternative Name: The Fiddler
Country: 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:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

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WildPilgrim visited on 2nd May 2025 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Impressive Standing Stone lined up almost due West of Merry Maidens stone circle.

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: 4.14 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3.88

Gun Rith
Gun Rith submitted by ocifant : Restored (Oct 2003), and set nicely into the new wall. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Just over the road from the Tregiffian burial chamber, this large 3.2m tall stone can be seen in a hedge to the south-west of the Merry Maidens.
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Gun Rith submitted by BazCross : Gun Rith standing stone mid summer 2006 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gun Rith submitted by Bladup : Gun Rith and the low midwinter Sun. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gun Rith submitted by cazzyjane : Gun Rith Menhir. April 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gun Rith submitted by AngieLake : Would you believe that this is the same stone? (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gun Rith submitted by AngieLake : The changing face of Gun Rith.

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Gun Rith submitted by AngieLake : Gun Rith and the moon (top left and faint!)

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Gun Rith submitted by hamish : I visited again after a few years. Looking good.

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Gun Rith submitted by davidmorgan : You can see the Merry Maidens in the distance. I like the way the path meanders.

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Gun Rith submitted by Bladup : Gun Rith, Beltane 2023

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Gun Rith submitted by cazzyjane : Gun Rith Standing Stone.

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Gun Rith submitted by John_Kenton : Gun Rith, late June 2013

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Gun Rith submitted by Bladup : Gun Rith

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Gun Rith submitted by Bladup : Gun Rith Standing Stone.

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Gun Rith submitted by cazzyjane : Gun Rith near Merry Maidens stone circle. On a beautiful day in April 2011 - apart from the hundreds of black flies surrounding it!

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Gun Rith submitted by hamish : I like this stone,not many visit here.

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Gun Rith submitted by paulcall : Shame about the concrete base, and the situation within the hedge, but otherwise impressive.

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Gun Rith submitted by ocifant : Gun Rith fallen: March 2003

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Gun Rith submitted by hamish : Stone near Merry Maidens (4 comments)

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Gun Rith submitted by stu : Gun Rith Menhir. Just over the road from the Tregeffian burial chamber, this large stone can be seen in a hedge.SW429245

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Gun Rith submitted by Bladup : Gun Rith and a dull february Sun

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Gun Rith submitted by Bladup : Gun Rith and the Sun

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Gun Rith submitted by Bladup : Gun Rith, Beltane 2023

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Gun Rith submitted by Bladup : Gun Rith

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Gun Rith submitted by Bladup : Gun Rith, By looking at the older photos you can see that it's getting pretty overgrown nowadays

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Gûn Rith Menhir by lucasn on Tuesday, 21 January 2020
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Re: Gun Rith by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 21 June 2017
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Notes from visit Sept 2013

After the Merry Maidens, Dad is thinking of going back to the car. No, not yet, there’s more to see, and it’s over the road again, across the stile and into the field of the Gun-Rith stone. Its hard work walking across this field, which like the Pipers fields is full of long wet grass.

I think this is the first time I have actually been to this stone, and it’s good to see it standing again, as last time I was here it was fallen. Quite a tall stone, it has a top heavy look, and if it is only planted as shallow as I think it is, it’s no wonder it falls.

I had a good look at the wall which curves around the stone, and the similarities with the Leaze Stone on Bodmin are clear to be seen.
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Re: Gun Rith by 4862 on Monday, 02 January 2017
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The video was taken from Tregiffian burial Chamber. The U is also spelled sometimes with an accent over it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RxHaio9chc
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Re: Gun Rith by coldrum on Monday, 05 December 2011
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From Pastscape:

"Bronze Age standing stone leaning out from a hedge is located circa 400 metres west of Nine Maidens Circle. It was excavated in 1871, but only one pebble was found. The stone is commonly known locally as Gun Rith. it is a Scheduled Monument."

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=422939
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Re: Street View - 180 degree view by SteveDut on Thursday, 22 April 2010
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Coldrum, if you turn 180 opposite of your street view there is what could be the remains of arcs of two circles? any ideas if this is ancient/modern or even do you know the name of it (if I could be so bold to ask)?


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Street View by coldrum on Saturday, 20 March 2010
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Re: Gun Rith by Bran on Monday, 14 July 2003
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GUN-RITH RE_ERECTED 26th June 2003
The Gun-Rith Menhir is back in its old possition complete with its original lean ,thanks to the sterling work of Cornwall AU.
Until it fell it was aparently only enbeded about a foot into the ground so when being replaced it was fitted into a special granite base so that its full 12ft of hight would still be totaly visable and was less likely in future to fall down for another few thousand years!.
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Re: Gun Rith by Bran on Friday, 21 February 2003
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At the beginning of Febuary 2003 Gun Rith standing stone had collapsed into the field . The cornish Arch. Unit has the restoration and inspection of the surrounding area penciled in for the early part of spring quarter
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