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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Porthmeor Stone
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Penzance
Map Ref: SW43243726 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.179595N Longitude: 5.597756W
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

4 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

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.

4 Accuracy:

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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Standing Stone in Cornwall

The stone sits in a field adjoining the north coast road, a short distance south of Gurnard's Head.
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275m SE 131° Porthmeor Settlements, Tumuli and homestead* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW43443707)
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787m SSE 153° Bosporthennis Quoit* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SW43563654)
876m SW 230° Bosigran Kerb Cairn* Cairn (SW42543673)
972m SSE 168° Hannibal's carn* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW434363)
994m N 7° Chapel Jane* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW43413824)
1.2km SE 139° Bosporthennis Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SW4396436335)
1.2km SSW 204° Carn Galver 1* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SW4269236165)
1.2km S 175° Little Galver Propped Stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SW43293603)
1.3km WSW 245° Bosigran Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW42053677)
1.3km ENE 59° Boswednack Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW4438937874)
1.3km SSE 166° Carn Galver Cairn* Cairn (SW43503597)
1.3km SSE 154° Bosporthennis Beehive Hut* Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) (SW43773604)
1.3km N 356° Gurnard's Head* Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (SW432386)
1.4km SSW 199° Carn Galver* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW42733600)
1.4km ESE 114° Porthmeor Circle* Stone Circle (SW44463665)
1.4km SSW 196° Carn Galver 2* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SW4279235973)
1.4km NE 38° Poniou Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW44143830)
1.4km SSE 154° Bosporthennis 2* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW43793599)
1.4km ESE 102° Gear Common* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW446369)
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