<< Our Photo Pages >> Dry Tree Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Cornwall
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dry Tree MenhirCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Helston
Map Ref: SW72562116 Landranger Map Number: 204
Latitude: 50.047009N Longitude: 5.178196W
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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TheCaptain visited on 16th Jun 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 After an afternoon visiting Kynance Cove and Lizard Point, then dinner at the Witchball, it is getting late, and I want to go find the Dry Tree menhir beside Goonhilly Downs Earth Station. Park in the nature reserve car park and a lovely walk all around, to find the glorious mix of ancient standing stone and tumuli, juxtaposed beside all the hiTech tracking station dishes. Lovely in the setting sun.
Catrinm visited on 12th Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
lucasn visited on 15th Jul 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Andy B visited Top 15 Standing Stones in the UK according to our Megalithic Portal visitors and contributors.
#15 Dry Tree Menhir (Cornwall) - yes the one right beside Goonhillly tracking station
Bladup JimChampion AngieLake hamish TimPrevett cazzyjane cultwhore have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.33 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 4
5 parish boundaries meet at Dry Tree. The 3.2 metre standing stone or menhir has lost its top, and was re-erected in its present location in 1928.
Nearby to the south is a large tumulus with a trig point on top.
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