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

Submitted by rogerkread on Monday, 04 July 2016  Page Views: 1757

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tolborough Standing Stone
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Launceston  Nearest Village: Bolventor
Map Ref: SX1807877741
Latitude: 50.571017N  Longitude: 4.570438W
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.
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
5

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Tolborough Standing Stone
Tolborough Standing Stone submitted by rogerkread : The stone looking towards Bolventor. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Cornwall

Close to the lane leading N from Bolventor is this isolated stone. It could be a menhir, or possibly a cattle-rubbing stone. Too tall for an ex-gatepost, no sign of markings and nowhere in particular, so you wouldn't think it was a boundary stone.
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Tolborough Standing Stone
Tolborough Standing Stone submitted by DrNickLeB : Tolborough Standing Stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tolborough Standing Stone
Tolborough Standing Stone submitted by DrNickLeB (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tolborough Standing Stone
Tolborough Standing Stone submitted by DrNickLeB (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tolborough Standing Stone
Tolborough Standing Stone submitted by DrNickLeB (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tolborough Standing Stone
Tolborough Standing Stone submitted by DrNickLeB (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tolborough Standing Stone
Tolborough Standing Stone submitted by DrNickLeB : Tolborough Standing Stone SX 18078 77741 (by GPS). Elevation 266m

Tolborough Standing Stone
Tolborough Standing Stone submitted by rogerkread : The stone as it appears from the lane with Tolborough Tor in the background.

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 552m WNW 282° Tolborough Tor stone row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX17547787)
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 2.0km NNE 19° Leskernick SE* Stone Circle (SX18827964)
 2.1km N 4° Leskernick cist* Cist (SX18307983)
 2.2km NNE 15° Leskernick* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX18717980)
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 2.2km N 11° Leskernick NW* Stone Circle (SX18587992)
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 2.4km N 3° Leskernick 2* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX1829880125)
 2.5km N 3° Leskernick Quoit* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX1827980202)
 2.6km N 3° Leskernick Hill cairn* Cairn (SX18328035)
 2.7km SE 132° Smiths Moor Field System Misc. Earthwork (SX20037585)
 2.9km NW 310° Brown Willy S* Cairn (SX15927968)
 3.0km SE 132° Smiths Moor Hut Circles Ancient Village or Settlement (SX20217569)
 3.1km W 262° Butterstor Ancient Village or Settlement (SX150774)
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