<< Our Photo Pages >> Kerris - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Cornwall
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: KerrisCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Penzance
Map Ref: SW44392742 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.091768N Longitude: 5.575085W
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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lucasn visited on 18th Aug 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
jeffrep visited on 15th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3
Bladup cazzyjane have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3.5
Artifacts have been found in the field nearby the stone - flint tools, a stone axe and collections of regular shaped pebbles (these may have been used to heat pots of food or as sling shot stones to defend the nearby roundago (defensive enclosure).
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