<< Our Photo Pages >> Porthmeor Circle - Stone Circle in England in Cornwall
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Porthmeor Circle Alternative Name: Treen CommonCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Penzance Nearest Village: Zennor
Map Ref: SW44463665 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.174647N Longitude: 5.580294W
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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Catrinm visited on 20th Mar 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Never been to this circle before. I dont agree that it would be an iron age enclosure - it seems to fit with ither bronze ave in WP - surely experts know more.?
LiveAndrew visited on 30th Jul 2021 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3
lucasn visited on 8th Apr 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
paulcall JimChampion TheCaptain ocifant cazzyjane have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.67 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.67
There's a possibility that this is a Iron Age enclosure (as marked on the OS map), rather than a true circle.
This monument is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1006724, Treen Common Stone Circle.
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764m WNW 303° Treen Entrance Grave (SW)* Chambered Tomb (SW43843710)
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912m NW 304° Upper Treen Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW43733720)
919m SW 226° Bosporthennis Beehive Hut* Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) (SW43773604)
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1.2km N 354° Boswednack Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW4438937874)
1.2km S 175° Bodrifty Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW445354)
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