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Zennor Churchyard Crosses
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Dec 2012
Zennor Churchyard Crosses submitted by theCaptain on 18th Dec 2012. Not strictly speaking megalithic, but while at Zennor it would be almost criminal not to pay your respects to the Mermaid.
Within St Senara's church, the Mermaid on her small pew is now carefully displayed, with the daylight of a big south window lighting her up. Tremendous.
The church notes suggest it is of medieval origin, more than 600 years old.
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Boswarthen Cross
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Dec 2012
Boswarthen Cross submitted by theCaptain on 19th Dec 2012. A very nice wheel head cross.
The southeastern face has an equal armed cross with widening ends, while the lower part of the cross extends down the shaft.
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The Stones, Tresallyn Cross
Date Added: 5th Nov 2019
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 28th Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
The Stones, Tresallyn Cross submitted by theCaptain on 20th Dec 2012. The stone circle at Tresallyn Cross
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Log Text: The garden of author and artist Ed Prynn's bungalow at Tresallyn Cross, St Merryn, just a few miles from the Padstow to Wadebridge road, is a site to be seen. All sorts of megalithic monuments have been recreated here using roughly hewn modern Cornish granite. There is a stone circle, a men-an-tol, a rocking stone, a triangular Tolvan stone (the Wedding Stone) and a large Lanyon quoit style construction (the Angels Runway), and there is even a fougou constructed under the lawn. Many other stones and and artefacts are to be seen, including wishing well, maze and suchlike.
Carnewas Longstone
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jan 2013
Carnewas Longstone submitted by theCaptain on 3rd Jan 2013. There are several other large quartzy blocks laying around in the Bedruthan Steps clifftop area at various places.
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The Fiddler
Date Added: 5th Nov 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 28th Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
The Fiddler submitted by theCaptain on 3rd Jan 2013. Nowadays not much more than a large lump of stone laying in a field to the east of the A39 on the highpoint of land as the road passes over St Breock downs. It is positioned at a point where the line of the 9 Maidens would cross the top of the ridge.
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Log Text: Nowadays not much more than a large lump of stone laying in a field to the east of the A39 on the highpoint of land as the road passes over St Breock downs. It is positioned at a point where the line of the 9 Maidens would cross the top of the ridge.
It is lovely light up here this afternoon, but the stone is across a fence from where I can walk to up the farm track, and the field full of livestock. It doesn't look that exciting, so I'll satisfy myself with taking pictures from the edge of the field. There is so much other large stone all around up here, that it is impossible to really tell what would be megalithic and what is field clearance.
St Breock Downs Menhir
Date Added: 5th Nov 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 28th Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
St Breock Downs Menhir submitted by theCaptain on 7th Jan 2013. Splendidly positioned and lit up when the sun goes down, but was too late with my photos.
This stone seems to have a guardian
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Log Text: As we arrived, this ridgetop stone was lit up by the falling sun, on the top of the ridge below the wind turbines, and looked absolutely splendid. However, didn't stop, as Men Gurta and the newly refound kistvaen were more pressing in the light. Returned after visiting those, and the sun had gone down, making this stone look much less impressive. A full visit would have required crossing a fence into a field of sheep, so again I satisfied myself with taking a few photos from the edge of the field. Wish I'd spent a minute on the way up to quickly take a picture of it lit up in the sun!
Water Music Stone
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jan 2013
Water Music Stone submitted by theCaptain on 14th Jan 2013. The view from further up the lane to the east.
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Men Gurta
Date Added: 5th Nov 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 28th Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Men Gurta submitted by TheCaptain on 25th Mar 2013. There is a useful littel noticeboard up here, describing the stone and the local areas other prehistoric monuments
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Log Text: Near the top of St Breock Down, this stone is easily reached along the little lanes to the south of Wadebridge. Men Gurta is the largest and heaviest standing stone in Cornwall. It is very nice up here in the sinking sun, with some terriffic views out to sea over the Camel estuary. I think the wind turbines add to the scene up here, other than their constant whining.
The Hurlers causeway
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Trackway
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Sep 2013
The Hurlers causeway submitted by theCaptain on 22nd Sep 2013. the "quartz pavement" starting to become visible on a vile wet and windy moorland day, Saturday morning, 21 Sept 2013.
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Dinas Head (Trevose)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jan 2014
Dinas Head (Trevose) submitted by theCaptain on 7th Jan 2014. Photo of Dinas Head, Trevose, taken during the recent storms, showing the waves washing over the height of the headland. Borrowed from Gregg Painter and Cornwall Holiday guide.
I thought this photo would be useful to compare with my recent notes from here, but it looks like I have yet to upload them and my pictures!
Have to say that only yesterday I was wishing I was here to check on my theory, that this whole headland may have been washed clear by the waves, now I know that it is in...
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Mayon Cliff cairn
Date Added: 5th Aug 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Mayon Cliff cairn submitted by theCaptain on 7th Jan 2014. Photo taken during the recent storms showing the force of the waves crashing onto Mayon Cliff above Sennen Cove. There is also a video available which shows the whole of the cliff completely awash.
Photo by Tony Armstrong Photography with their wishes for it to be shared.
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Log Text: From Sennen Cove, I decide to walk up to the coastguard lookout shelter and on to look at the shipwreck of the RMS Mülheim, wrecked March 2003, the path passing right beside the Mayon Cliff cairn, and with the cliff castle clearly visible the other side.
Dinas Head Tumulus
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jan 2014
Dinas Head Tumulus submitted by theCaptain on 9th Jan 2014. Right on the top of the headland is the remains of what is described as Tumulus. The mound is about 8 metres diameter, still more than one metre in height, and largely composed of white quartzy looking rock.
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Winecove Point N
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2014
Winecove Point N submitted by theCaptain on 18th Jan 2014. The northernmost of the three promontory cliff forts south of Treyarnon, has a fairly small single ditch and bank remains, dividing off only the far tip of the headland between Trethias Island and Wine Cove.
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Winecove Point mid
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2014
Winecove Point mid submitted by theCaptain on 18th Jan 2014. The central of the three promontory cliff forts south of Treyarnon Bay, has a large double ditch and bank which cuts off the entire headland between Wine Cove to the north and Pepper Cove to the south.
The ditches have been cut right down into the solid rock.
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Winecove Point S
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2014
Winecove Point S submitted by theCaptain on 18th Jan 2014. The southernmost of the three promontory cliff forts south of Treyarnon Bay, has a large double ditch and bank which cuts off the entire headland between Pepper Cove to the north and Warren Cove to the south, whilst a further single ditch and bank is present at about halfway out onto the headland.
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Delford Bridge
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jan 2014
Delford Bridge submitted by theCaptain on 23rd Jan 2014. A stone can be seen standing on top of a small raise in the field to the southwest of the lovely Delford Bridge.
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The Hurlers North
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2014
The Hurlers North submitted by theCaptain on 25th Jan 2014. Possible newly recognised fourth stone circle to the north of the three well known Hurlers circles.
A few stones slightly poke through the turf, with others hidden, and with an "eye of faith" a circle can be made out.
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The Hurlers Avenue
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2014
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by theCaptain on 25th Jan 2014. Possible remains of a newly discovered stone avenue, running in an approximately north to south direction, on the moor to the north of the Hurlers stone circles.
From what I saw the two approx parallel lines of stones are about 15 metres from each other, and stones can be found at about 10 metre spacings.
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Merry Maidens (Circle)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 26th Jan 2014
Merry Maidens (Circle) submitted by theCaptain on 26th Jan 2014. Here's something I tried before at Boscawen Un , but has worked better at The Merry Maidens.
Standing at the centre, I took a sequence of pictures all the way around, and joined them up using Microsoft Ice. So what we have here is the entire Merry Maidens stone circle as seen from the centre, afternoon of 19 Sept 2013.
What do people think?
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Merlin's Cave (Cornwall)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Mar 2014
Merlin's Cave (Cornwall) submitted by theCaptain on 23rd Mar 2014. Inside Merlin's Cave back in 1986.
Note my friend giving scale to the place.
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