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<< Our Photo Pages >> Long Stone (Carbis Bay) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Cornwall

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 16 May 2004  Page Views: 7923

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Long Stone (Carbis Bay) Alternative Name: Carbis Bay Stone
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.052 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: St Ives  Nearest Village: Carbis Bay
Map Ref: SW5303838211  Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.192298N  Longitude: 5.461406W
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.
1 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.
5 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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Long Stone (Carbis Bay)
Long Stone (Carbis Bay) submitted by ocifant : The only megalith with its own bus stop! (The stone is the one on the left!) (Vote or comment on this photo)
On a road in Carbis Bay near St Ives, this must be one of the only standing stones that stands next to a bus stop!
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Long Stone (Carbis Bay)
Long Stone (Carbis Bay) submitted by Bladup : Carbis Bay (Not So) Longstone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Long Stone (Carbis Bay)
Long Stone (Carbis Bay) submitted by Bladup : The Long Stone of Carbis Bay. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Long Stone (Carbis Bay)
Long Stone (Carbis Bay) submitted by Bladup : Carbis bay longstone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Long Stone (Carbis Bay)
Long Stone (Carbis Bay) submitted by Bladup : The (not anymore) long stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SW5338 : HSBC Carbis Bay - Closed by Roy Hughes
by Roy Hughes
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SW5338 : Carbis Bay - Porthreptor by Roy Hughes
by Roy Hughes
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SW5338 : Old Milestone by the A3074, Carbis Bay by Ian Thompson
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SW5338 : Old Milestone by A3074, Carbis Bay; East of corner shop by Paul Barnett
by Paul Barnett
©2023(licence)
SW5338 : Old Milestone by the A3074, Carbis Bay by Rosy Hanns
by Rosy Hanns
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Re: Long Stone (Carbis Bay) by coldrum on Wednesday, 31 March 2010
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