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Natural PlacesSite Name: The Maen rock (Constantine) Alternative Name: The Omega Stone, The Devil's Nightcap, the great stone at Men (maen)Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Penryn Nearest Village: Constantine
Map Ref: SW7352031510
Latitude: 50.140317N Longitude: 5.170942W
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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It is unknown whether the stone has any prehistoric significance however it is situated in an area once abound with antiquities, most of which were slain by the quarrymen.
A hundred yards up the lane is the site of the long destroyed Maen Toll, a gigantic logan stone poised on two points and the nearby farm Maen Pearne was named after a huge longstone of some 7 metres, the tallest in Cornwall which was sadly destroyed in the 1750's. Just across the valley is a small menhir reputed to be the marker or remains of a far larger predecessor.
This stone is in a beautiful area not far from other megalithic sites and is well worth a visit. There is another similar, possibly stranger shaped stone nearby very close to Pixies Hall at Trewardreva.
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