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King Arthur's Down NW
Date Added: 27th Sep 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 11th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
King Arthur's Down NW submitted by SandyG on 19th Jun 2015. View from west (8th April 2009).
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Log Text: The stone circles are easy to find but difficult to interpret. I was able to get a reasonable grasp of the site after wandering around for half an hour. The NW Circle is more complete the SE Circle.
King Arthur's Down SE
Date Added: 27th Sep 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 11th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
King Arthur's Down SE submitted by TheCaptain on 24th Mar 2005. King Arthur’s Down SE stone circle.
View of the 4 large fallen slabs in the southwest quadrant. The NW circle is seen beyond.
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Log Text: The stone circles are easy to find but difficult to interpret. I was able to get a reasonable grasp of the site after wandering around for half an hour. The SE Circle is more intangible than the NW Circle. The S Arc of recumbent stones adjacent to the stone wall are the key to interpreting the circle.
Leaze cairn
Date Added: 27th Sep 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 11th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 1
Leaze cairn submitted by davep on 18th Jul 2022. Leaze cairn with a surrounding ring of stones. Clearly visible from the nearby Leaze stone circle
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Log Text: Not for the first time, I was hypnotised by a stone circle and failed to recognise a nearby cairn. I did observe the mound from a distance but failed to investigate it. A Beginner's Error!
Manor Common North
Date Added: 27th Sep 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Manor Common North submitted by markj99 on 18th Sep 2022. Recumbent Outlier on N Arc of Manor Common N Cairn.
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Log Text: Manor Common cairns are not easy to locate so a GPS search would be advantageous.
Manor Common South
Date Added: 27th Sep 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Manor Common South submitted by markj99 on 18th Sep 2022. Earthfast Recumbent Stone in NW Arc of Manor Common S Cairn.
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Log Text: Manor Common South is visible as a grassy raised platform c. 1 foot high. There is a large earthfast stone in the NW Arc. The gorse bushes on the cairn had recently been burnt making it easier to identify the cairn.
Bosiliack standing stone
Date Added: 15th Nov 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 2nd May 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Bosiliack standing stone submitted by Bladup on 7th Nov 2013. Bosiliack standing stone.
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Log Text: This standing stone is easy to visit on the way to Ding Dong mine which is worth a visit in itself.
Moorgate menhir
Date Added: 15th Nov 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Moorgate menhir submitted by lucasn on 12th Jun 2020. Moorgate Menhir
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Log Text: Moorgate Menhir is one of the taller standing stones in Cornwall and easily accessible from a path. What's not to like?
Water Music Stone
Date Added: 17th Nov 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 13th Oct 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Water Music Stone submitted by AngieLake on 12th Sep 2008. The imposing Water Music stone taken in early September 2008.
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Log Text: Music Water Standing Stone can be seen from the road for St Eval. It is easy to park and visit via a convenient gateway. The tall irregular stone is good value for energy expended.
Nine Stones (Altarnun)
Date Added: 14th Dec 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Nine Stones (Altarnun) submitted by stonedowser on 1st Feb 2002. The circle at Altarnun is right out on the open moor and there is an excellent cairn circle not too far away, (if you can find it). As far as dowsing goes it is quite straightforward
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Log Text: The flatness of the moor and the splendid isolation of Nine Stones (Altarnun) enhance this stone circle. One of the best sites in Cornwall!
Boskednan stone circle
Date Added: 14th Dec 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Boskednan stone circle submitted by JimChampion on 22nd Aug 2005. The portal stones illuminated by the last rays of the setting sun. The tallest one (on the left) has a diagonal groove present on this and the opposite side. The holes that the restored stones were raised from have been covered with pegged down foliage, presumably to encourage regrowth on the bare earth.
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Log Text: Boskednan stone circle's isolated location and the impressive height of the stones amplify the gravitas of this monument.
Pawton Quoit
Date Added: 21st Dec 2022
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 13th Oct 2013. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 1
Pawton Quoit submitted by maengurta on 11th Jun 2007. Pawton Quioit.
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Log Text: Despite the difficulty in locating Pawton Quoit, it is worth the effort to view one of the most impressive quoits in Cornwall.
Pennance Entrance Grave
Date Added: 23rd Dec 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2013. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Pennance Entrance Grave submitted by enkidu41 on 9th Mar 2004. A neolithic Scillonian entrance grave 8m long by 2m high. The SE-facing burial chamber is 4m long x 1.4m wide and is roofed by 5 slabs.
SW 4476 3753
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Log Text: The main difficulty in visiting Pennance Entrance Grave is finding somewhere to park. The monument has been thoughtlessly ruined by modern farming, yet it retains some ancient ambiance.
Redhouse
Date Added: 6th Jan 2023
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Redhouse submitted by Bladup on 8th Mar 2020. Redhouse Standing stone SW
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Log Text: I agree with Bladup's theory about the SW Stone's resemblance to a capstone.
Siblyback Menhir
Date Added: 3rd Feb 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2017. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 1
Siblyback Menhir submitted by Bladup on 24th Apr 2013. Siblyback Menhir.
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Log Text: Sibleyback Standing Stone is a high and handsome stone in an isolated location. It is erected at SX 24072 73838, c. 100 yards NW of a disused railway bed at the foot of Newell Tor. I walked SW from Kilmar Tor to access it. I would consider a GPS device essential to find this stone.
King Arthur Stone
Date Added: 3rd Feb 2023
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
King Arthur Stone submitted by Maeg on 27th Aug 2012. A view of the 6th century inscribed stone at Slaughterbridge, as seen from the adjacent footpath. The script is both latin and ogham and reads "Latini [h]ic iacit fili Macari" = Latinus son of Macarus lies here. Latinus is thought to have been a local celtic chief (according to Wikipedia at least).
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Log Text: King Arthur Stone lies prone on the W bank of the Camel River at SX 10916 85690. I accessed the stone from a path within the The Vale of Avalon Visitor Centre near Camelford.
St Breock Downs Menhir
Date Added: 12th Feb 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 13th Oct 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
St Breock Downs Menhir submitted by maengurta on 6th Jun 2007. showing the broad slab like proportions of the menhir.
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Log Text: St Breock Downs Menhir, located c.2.5 miles S of Wadebridge, is in a group of sites dominated by Men Gurta. They are accessed via a network of narrow lanes. It is worthwhile to visit all the sites in the cluster.
St Breock Downs Barrow
Date Added: 12th Feb 2023
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 13th Oct 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
St Breock Downs Barrow submitted by markj99 on 1st Feb 2021. St Breock Downs Barrow rising on St Breock Downs.
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Log Text: St Breock Downs Barrow, located c.2.5 miles S of Wadebridge, is in a group of sites dominated by Men Gurta. They are accessed via a network of narrow lanes. It is worthwhile to visit all the sites in the cluster. St Breock Downs Barrow is visible N of the road approaching Men Gurta from E.
St Breock Beacon Kistvaen
Date Added: 12th Feb 2023
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 13th Oct 2013. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
St Breock Beacon Kistvaen submitted by theCaptain on 17th Dec 2012. Having another attempt from a more easterly position, I managed to get through the waist high gorse and brambles, while at times I found myself in water almost up to my knees! The things we stonehunters put ourselves through.
When I eventually got to the stones, I couldn't see much, as the surrounding area was so waterlogged and they are so overgrown, but it is clear they are a megalithic construction.
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Log Text: I found St Breock Beacon Kistvaen listed on TMP before visiting Men Gurta. I was determined to locate this hidden jewel so I followed the given directions to St Breock Beacon Kistvaen. After a scramble through thick vegetation I happily succeeded. It is better to visit in Autumn/Winter as the low vegetation may allow access via the path leading to the Trig Point. Walk S down the path starting at SW 96763 68268. After c. 40 yards look E down the bank to locate a vague trail leading to the stones.
Men Gurta
Date Added: 12th Feb 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 13th Oct 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Men Gurta submitted by TheCaptain on 25th Mar 2013. On the top of St Breock Down, stands Men Gurta (the waiting stone) which is the largest and heaviest standing stone in Cornwall.
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Log Text: Men Gurta is one of the must-see sites in Cornwall The massive standing stone has a commanding presence. It is easily accessible from the road. There are several other sites nearby which are also worthy of investigation.
St Breock Beacon Kistvaen
Date Added: 5th Mar 2023
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Feb 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
St Breock Beacon Kistvaen submitted by theCaptain on 17th Dec 2012. Having another attempt from a more easterly position, I managed to get through the waist high gorse and brambles, while at times I found myself in water almost up to my knees! The things we stonehunters put ourselves through.
When I eventually got to the stones, I couldn't see much, as the surrounding area was so waterlogged and they are so overgrown, but it is clear they are a megalithic construction.
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Log Text: I had difficulty in locating St Breock Beacon Kistvaen on my revisit. The thick vegetation lining the path to the trig point made an approach from here impossible. After some perseverance I found a way in from the road running W past Beacon Farm road end. Walk 40 yards W of the Beacon Farm road end to reach a vague path heading S into briars and gorse bushes. Head S towards a small gap between gorse and taller brushwood. After a 10 yard scramble through gorse and briars I reached a clear spot containing the ancient stones.