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Natural PlacesSite Name: The Cheesewring Alternative Name: The Minions Stone, The Giant's Stone
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Liskeard Nearest Village: Minions
Map Ref: SX25787239
Latitude: 50.525289N Longitude: 4.459277W
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1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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markj99 visited on 22nd Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 The Cheesewring may not be man-made but it is still well worth an inclusion in TMP. A visit to Minions is not complete without a walk to Stowe's Hill via The Hurlers, followed naturally by a cream tea.

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The Cheesewring near Minions on the southern flank of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, is a natural granite outcrop or tor that has been eroded by the weather over thousands of years. It is over 20 feet high with a circumference of 30 feet. From any angle it looks like a pile of giant flat stone pancakes.

Legend says that a giant called Uther had an argument with a local saint called Tue or Tudy - something to do with the weight of the stone stack. But in the end the saint won the argument and the giant relented. One other legend says a druid with a cup a gold that never ran dry lived here in the Dark Ages. So a giant and a druid for St Tudy to pacify, but many saints are credited with dealing with such characters. Like other stones, the Cheesewring is said to turn around when it hears a cock crow.

Another stone close by is called The Druid's Chair. There are a number of curious stones on Bodmin Moor, some natural, others prehistoric and some from the Age of the Saints.
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