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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Men Gurta Alternative Name: St Breock Downs
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Wadebridge Nearest Village: St Breock
Map Ref: SW96786831 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.479288N Longitude: 4.865686W
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

4 Ambience:

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
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4 Access:

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
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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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GeoCotch visited on 2nd May 2025 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

Brainfreeze visited on 28th Mar 2019 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Easy find. Lots of other standing stones within 1/2 mile of here. It’s on high ground so the views are excellent! It looks much bigger up close than the photos suggest.

lucasn visited on 30th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4

markj99 visited on 13th Oct 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Men Gurta is one of the must-see sites in Cornwall The massive standing stone has a commanding presence. It is easily accessible from the road. There are several other sites nearby which are also worthy of investigation.

TheCaptain visited on 28th Sep 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Near the top of St Breock Down, this stone is easily reached along the little lanes to the south of Wadebridge. Men Gurta is the largest and heaviest standing stone in Cornwall. It is very nice up here in the sinking sun, with some terriffic views out to sea over the Camel estuary. I think the wind turbines add to the scene up here, other than their constant whining.

Theenchantednomads visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 A wonderfully uplifting monolith that encouraged me to dance around.

Andy B visited #11 in our rundown of favourite standing stones (and pairs) in Britain

SandyG celticmaiden55 hamish Andy B cazzyjane have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.17 Ambience: 4 Access: 4.17

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Near the top of St Breock Down, stands a prehistoric standing stone, Men Gurta (the waiting stone) which is the largest (4.9m length) and heaviest (16.5 ton) standing stone in Cornwall. This stone fell in 1945 but was re-erected in 1956. It is of local shale with veins of feldspar, and was found to stand in a setting of quartz pebbles within a small cairn.

This stone is easily reached along the little lanes to the south of Wadebridge, so long as you have, and can read a decent map. It is very nice up here in the sinking sun, with some terriffic views out to sea over the Camel estuary.

I think the wind turbines add to the scene up here, other than their constant whining.

Note: Midsummer at Men Gurta by The Enchanted Nomads
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