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

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 07 October 2002  Page Views: 7200

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Chyenhal
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Penzance  Nearest Village: Drift
Map Ref: SW45062751  Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.092864N  Longitude: 5.565797W
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.
 no data 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.
 3 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
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Chyenhal submitted by cazzyjane : Chyenhal Menhir stands approx 8.5ft high. We asked permission to view at a nearby bungalow and they were more than happy to give us directions. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chyenhal Menhir stands approx 8.5ft high.

This stone was re-erected in the 19th Century.

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Chyenhal submitted by Bladup : The beautiful Chyenhal standing stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Chyenhal submitted by Bladup : The lovely shaped Chyenhal standing stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Chyenhal submitted by Bladup : Chyenhal Standing Stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Chyenhal submitted by Bladup : Chyenhal standing stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Chyenhal submitted by cazzyjane : Chyenhal Menhir looking over towards Drift .

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Chyenhal submitted by cazzyjane : Chyenhal Menhir. June 2011.

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Chyenhal submitted by Bladup : Chyenhal Standing Stone

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Chyenhal submitted by Bladup : Chyenhal Standing Stone and the sun.

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Chyenhal submitted by Bladup : Chyenhal Standing Stone.

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Chyenhal submitted by ocifant : Chyenhal stone, seen from near the Kerris Stone. Remove the field boundaries, and these two plus the Tresvennack Pillar would all have been intervisible.

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Chyenhal submitted by ocifant : A difficult site to get to, there was no-one at the farm to ask for access, this is the closest I could get without trespassing.

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 671m NW 314° Tresvennack Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (SW446280)
 674m W 260° Kerris* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW44392742)
 692m N 352° Chyenhal Settlement Ancient Village or Settlement (SW450282)
 692m SW 231° Kerris Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW445271)
 727m N 10° Faughan* Standing Stones (SW45222822)
 807m WSW 242° Kerris Crosses* Ancient Cross (SW44332716)
 810m NNW 327° Ennis Farm Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW44652821)
 837m E 88° Sheffield* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW459275)
 917m SSW 194° Redhouse* Standing Stones (SW44802663)
 948m WNW 290° Tresvennack Pillar* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW44182787)
 1.0km NW 306° Tresvennack 2* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW44252815)
 1.2km S 185° Trevello Stone Circle (SW449263)
 1.4km SSW 197° Trevelloe Carn* Rock Outcrop (SW446262)
 1.5km ESE 103° Paul Churchyard* Ancient Cross (SW465271)
 1.5km NNW 340° Buryas Bridge menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW4459928947)
 1.6km WNW 298° Drift Stones* Standing Stones (SW43712831)
 1.7km N 351° Trembath Cross* Ancient Cross (SW4489229156)
 1.7km SE 144° Halwyn Round* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW460261)
 1.8km NW 311° Lower Drift Cross* Ancient Cross (SW43752875)
 1.9km NNE 32° Trereife Cross* Ancient Cross (SW4614229077)
 2.0km WSW 255° Bojewans Carn* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SW431271)
 2.0km SW 219° Bellowal Farm Mound* Misc. Earthwork (SW437260)
 2.1km SSE 168° Castallack standing stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW45392545)
 2.1km SSE 164° The Table Stone of Castallack* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW45542546)
 2.1km SSW 195° Lamorna* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SW444255)
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