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<< Our Photo Pages >> Polruan Standing Stones - Standing Stones in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Bladup on Wednesday, 17 April 2013  Page Views: 5026

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Polruan Standing Stones
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.386 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stones
 Nearest Village: Polruan
Map Ref: SX137510
Latitude: 50.329405N  Longitude: 4.61889W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
4

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markj99 visited on 28th May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3 I wasn't entirely convinced about the antiquity of the Essa Stones. The stones were ill matched and far apart. I thought they might have been modern rubbing stones.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3.5

Polruan Standing Stones
Polruan Standing Stones submitted by Bladup : The higher Polruan Standing Stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Two standing stones in a field to the east of Polruan and South East of Essa.
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Polruan Standing Stones
Polruan Standing Stones submitted by Bladup : The higher Polruan Standing Stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Polruan Standing Stones
Polruan Standing Stones submitted by lucasn : The easternmost standing stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Polruan Standing Stones
Polruan Standing Stones submitted by lucasn : The largest standing stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Polruan Standing Stones
Polruan Standing Stones submitted by Bladup : The lower Polruan Standing Stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Polruan Standing Stones
Polruan Standing Stones submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Polruan Standing Stones
Polruan Standing Stones submitted by Bladup

Polruan Standing Stones
Polruan Standing Stones submitted by Bladup

Polruan Standing Stones
Polruan Standing Stones submitted by Bladup : The higher Polruan Standing Stone.

Polruan Standing Stones
Polruan Standing Stones submitted by Bladup

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