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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.
Stowe's Pound
Date Added: 7th Mar 2023
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Feb 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Stowe's Pound submitted by TheCaptain on 14th Sep 2017. Stones from Stowe's Pound on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, are being used to build the "fairy stacks" by people "probably unaware" they are breaking the law. The stacks have been described as "historic vandalism".
Picture from Stuart Dow via BBC
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Log Text: I have visited Stowe's Pound on several occasions without exploring it fully. This time I made a clockwise circuit round the enclosure from the Cheesewring. The enclosure is dominated by the stone stacks on the summit of Stowe's Hill.
The Cheesewring
Date Added: 7th Mar 2023
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Feb 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
The Cheesewring submitted by cazzyjane on 13th Oct 2010. The Cheesewring looks down on the wonderful moorland surrounding it.
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Log Text: 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.
The Hurlers
Date Added: 7th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
The Hurlers submitted by wayland on 10th Sep 2004. Middle-earth Gallery
Fog on the Barrow-Downs.
Fellowship of the Ring Book One Chapter VIII
Three stone circles almost in the shadow of two tin mines.
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Log Text: It would be unthinkable to visit Minions without a short stroll to the mysterious Hurlers Stone Circles followed by a Cream Tea.
The Hurlers (C)
Date Added: 7th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
The Hurlers (C) submitted by markj99 on 7th Mar 2023. The Hurlers Central Stone Circle viewed from S.
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Log Text: It would be unthinkable to visit Minions without a short stroll to the mysterious Hurlers Stone Circles followed by a Cream Tea.
The Hurlers (S)
Date Added: 7th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
The Hurlers (S) submitted by threlkeld on 21st May 2020. The Hurlers Central & North from the Hurlers South.
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Log Text: The Hurlers S Stone Circle requires a lot of imagination to reconstruct the original circle in your mind. It is in the shadow of it's more impressive neighbours. One for the antiquarians.
The Hurlers (N)
Date Added: 7th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
The Hurlers (N) submitted by hoya105 on 23rd Jul 2019. the northernmost stones..
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Log Text: A visit to Minions is unthinakble without a stroll to the Hurlers and a Cream Tea.
The Hurlers Pipers
Date Added: 7th Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
The Hurlers Pipers submitted by JimChampion on 24th Aug 2007. View through the 'goalposts' of the Pipers, neatly framing Stowe's Hill in the distance (home of the Cheesewring natural rock feature and the neolithic enclosure of Stowe's Pound). These two stones stand to the west of the Hurlers stone circles. The dung in the foreground is from the ponies that graze the moor.
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Log Text: These standing stones would be the star attraction if the Hurlers Stone Circles were not several hundred yards away. As it is this pair of stone have a strong gravitas.
The Long Stone (Minions)
Date Added: 7th Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Feb 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
The Long Stone (Minions) submitted by thecaptain on 31st Aug 2008. Long Tom, near Minions.
Picture from about 1980.
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Log Text: I found an OS Benchmark on the W Face of The Long Stone (Minions) on my latest visit.
Pawton Springs
Date Added: 2nd Dec 2023
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Feb 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Pawton Springs submitted by markj99 on 7th Mar 2023. Pawton Springs N Barrow viewed from E.
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Log Text: The Pawton Springs Barrow Cemetery is c. 150 yards N of The Saints Way 200 yards beyond Pawton Springs Farm on St Breock Downs.