<< Our Photo Pages >> St Breock Downs Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Cornwall
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: St Breock Downs Menhir Alternative Name: St Breock longstoneCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Wadebridge
Map Ref: SW9731468264
Latitude: 50.479060N Longitude: 4.858144W
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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geraldfmoore visited on 12th Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 As you approach the track to the left goes to a small car park and interpretative board.
lucasn visited on 30th Nov 2021 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
lauraaurora visited on 19th Aug 2021 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 3
markj99 visited on 13th Oct 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 St Breock Downs Menhir, located c.2.5 miles S of Wadebridge, is in a group of sites dominated by Men Gurta. They are accessed via a network of narrow lanes. It is worthwhile to visit all the sites in the cluster.
TheCaptain visited on 28th Sep 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 As we arrived, this ridgetop stone was lit up by the falling sun, on the top of the ridge below the wind turbines, and looked absolutely splendid. However, didn't stop, as Men Gurta and the newly refound kistvaen were more pressing in the light. Returned after visiting those, and the sun had gone down, making this stone look much less impressive. A full visit would have required crossing a fence into a field of sheep, so again I satisfied myself with taking a few photos from the edge of the field. Wish I'd spent a minute on the way up to quickly take a picture of it lit up in the sun!
Ergler celticmaiden55 Andy B have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.8 Ambience: 3.8 Access: 3.4
The stone is made from the same felspar as men gurta, its more notorious neighbour who looms on the horizon a few hundred metres away. Further west along the saints way footpath, is a barrow cemetary that is now open to the public thanks to a new access initiative.
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