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

Submitted by maengurta on Tuesday, 03 July 2007  Page Views: 8002

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Treburrick menhir
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Newquay  Nearest Village: Penrose
Map Ref: SW85867011
Latitude: 50.491564N  Longitude: 5.02041W
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.
4 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.
4 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
5

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Treburrick menhir
Treburrick menhir submitted by maengurta : Treburrick menhir under a brooding sky showing the triangular profile from this angle. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Striking white quartz menhir located by the side of a footpath leading from a hamlet called Tregona, on the flanks of the valley leading to Bedruthan. It is about 6 ft 6 inches high, sitting in a depression from animals using it as an itching post.

This one really is in the middle of nowhere- take road leading north from Newquay, through Mawgan Porth either 1st or 2nd right. Be careful some of the minor roads are gated and not at all easy to follow. I spotted a few other stones in nearby fields in the area that warrant further investigation.

This is a beautiful stone and views are the reward for the intrepid souls who manage to find this place.
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Treburrick menhir
Treburrick menhir submitted by maengurta : I even managed to snatch a bit of blue sky in this shot. Best weather down here for some weeks now! Looking down the valley toward Bedruthan steps. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Treburrick menhir submitted by Bladup : Treburrick menhir. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Treburrick menhir
Treburrick menhir submitted by Bladup : A lovely pink sky at the Treburrick menhir. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Treburrick menhir
Treburrick menhir submitted by maengurta : Treburrick menhir. Just to confuse you (it did me), there are two Treburricks within a couple of miles (that old celtic trick!) Head for the most western one. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Treburrick menhir submitted by DrNickLeB : Treburrick menhir

Treburrick menhir
Treburrick menhir submitted by DrNickLeB

Treburrick menhir
Treburrick menhir submitted by DrNickLeB

Treburrick menhir
Treburrick menhir submitted by DrNickLeB

Treburrick menhir
Treburrick menhir submitted by DrNickLeB

Treburrick menhir
Treburrick menhir submitted by theCaptain : On returning from the stone, there was a lovely old chap sat on the farm wall, wanting a chat. He told us that there used to be 5 stones standing around here. Of the other four, he said: "One (upstream from the remaining stone) was pulled up by the new man in the farm over there when he moved in a few years back, don't know what he did that for, they do no harm, and I think they should be left ... (1 comment)

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Re: Treburrick menhir by davidmorgan on Friday, 19 September 2014
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Re: Treburrick menhir by TheCaptain on Friday, 19 September 2014
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I visited this stone a couple of days ago, and with a good map and the data from the portal it was easy to find. There was a space to park opposite one of the farm buildings before walking into the field via the public footpath. The stone, made of nice lichen covered white quartz, is about 2m high and leaning precariously in a pit caused by cattle using it as a rubbing post. It is a hundred yards or so down from the gate from where it can be seen, approxiately in the middle of the field. On returning, there was a lovely old chap sat on the farm wall, wanting a chat. He opened with something like "How did you know about that stone? I saw you go straight to it. Taking pictures?". We must have then chatted for quarter of an hour, he has lived in the farm there since the 1950's, Hardly venturing to even Padstow in 30 years!

But more importantly, as far as the portal is concerned, is that he told us that there used to be 5 stones standing around here. Of the other four, he said:
"One (upstream from the remaining stone) was pulled up by the new man in the farm over there when he moved in a few years back, don't know what he did that for, they do no harm, and I think they should be left where they be, its not for us to mess with these old things".
"One of them fell over, it was too big for us to stand up again".
"One of them just sort of sunk into the ground and is now buried".
"One of them is lost in one of these hedges somewhere".

While down at the stone, and having a good look around, there were indeed a couple of large white stones combined into the hedge at the bottom of the field by the stream. Perhaps once a couple of the standers.
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Re: Treburrick menhir by Andy_Norfolk on Tuesday, 18 December 2007
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This site was found by Howard Balmer who has published a small book about the stones etc. in the area. He gave a talk to the Cornish Earth Mysteries Group about them, including this site in January 2003.
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