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

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 26 April 2004  Page Views: 9326

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Faughan
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Standing Stones

Map Ref: SW45222822  Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.099305N  Longitude: 5.564038W
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.
 4 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.
 3 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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Faughan
Faughan submitted by enkidu41 : SW 4522 2822 These stones are probably the entrance to a Round. They are guarded by an altogether at times too frisky horse! (Vote or comment on this photo)
A Pair of Standing Stones on a hillfort in Cornwall

The stones were possibly reused as gateposts at the entrance to the hillfort.

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : Showing the strange 90 degree angle of the entrance stones at Faugan Round. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : Faughan round standing stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Faughan submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : Faughan Standing Stones, Portal to a late January Sunset (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : Faughan Settlement Entrance Standing Stones and the Setting Sun (2 comments)

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Faughan submitted by cazzyjane : A pair of standing stones situated on a hillfort very near the Pets Crematorium near Drift.

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Faughan submitted by cazzyjane : The twin stones of Faughan. June 2011.

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Faughan submitted by cazzyjane : A rather nice pair of standing stones on a hillfort near Drift.

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : Faughan Standing Stones at Faughan Prehistoric Settlement

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : "What you doing at our Stones" said the Sheep

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : late January Sunset at Faughan Standing Stone

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : November Sunset at Faughan Settlement and it's Standing Stones within, Note how the near stone is at a right angle to the other stone, I believe that these two stones are the last remaining side stone/Back stone of a Neolithic/Bronze age quoit similar to others in the region, and then far later the two remaining stones were re-used (in situ) in the iron age as the 2 large entrance stones to the fo...

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : Faughan Settlement Standing Stones and the setting November Sun

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : The Standing Stones within the settlement and the beautiful setting winter sun

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : The Entrance Standing Stones inside Faughan Settlement

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : The Red setting Sun behind the Standing Stones inside Faughan Settlemet

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : These Standing stones were once the entrance to the inner enclosure at Faughan Settlement

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : Standing Stones inside Faughan Settlement and the Setting Sun, You can easily see the slope of the inner enclosure

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : Looking though the bushes on the bank of the inner enclosure at the standing stones.

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : Outside the remaining inner North Eastern bank at the double banked Faughan Round looking North, The now gone outer North East bank would have once been in the middle of the grassy area.

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : Outside the remaining inner North Eastern bank at the double banked Faughan Round looking South East. The photo was taken stood on the position of the now gone outer North Eastern Bank.

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : In the foreground is the position the missing North East outer bank, In the background is the North East remaining part of the inner bank.

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : Outside the remaining outer North western bank at the double banked Faughan Round looking South West.

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Faughan submitted by Bladup : Outside the remaining outer North western bank at the double banked Faughan Round.

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Re: Faughan by Anonymous on Wednesday, 28 September 2011
It is Faugan not Faughan there were tumuli and other structures built over when Prices folly was constructed re slave trade rum etc at wat is now Faugan hotel ex StanhopeForbes artist house. possible site of early Christian church near and Hebrew inscription on stone Methodist chapel Tredivoe. Also v friendly highland bull in hill fort .
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Re: Faughan by Anonymous on Monday, 13 March 2006
I walk my dog past this sight everyday and am fascinated by it. I find it haunting and compelling. I would love to find out more.
Caroline,Newlyn
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Re: Faughan by Anonymous on Wednesday, 22 September 2004
We visited these stones recently and they seem to be out of place. They look like a portal but we strongly suspected they been re-sited and that other stones had been removed. It would have been good to have had more information about the hillfort and any excavation work undertaken. Derek & Anne, Tredavoe.
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Re: Faughan by enkidu41 on Wednesday, 28 July 2004
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Condition:4
Ambience:4
Access:3
These two stones were probably the entrance to the Faugan Round Hillfort. They are 5'6" and 6' high and stand 9' apart. Access is from either of two footpaths running between the hamlet of Tredavoe and the minor road running south-east from the A30 at Drift.
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