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Ancient Sites of West Penwith from the Map of the Ancient Sites and Alignments of West Penwith 9Th October 2015 Ancient Sites of West Penwith From the Map of the Ancient Sites and Alignments of West Penwith 9th October 2015. www.ancientpenwith.org STONE CIRCLES Boleigh -5.590485 50.064483 Stone circle (missing). Possibly seven stones. SW 43142444. 50.064481N 5.5905247W. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=423062 Stone circle. SW 4122 2736. 50.089857N 5.619272W. www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/229/boscawenun.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boscawen-Un BOSCAWEN-UN -5.619292 50.089841 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=22 http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/englandboscawen.htm http://www.cornishancientsites.com/Boscawen- un%20circle.pdf Bosiliack -5.58334 50.133124 Bosiliack, destroyed stone circle. SW440320 50.132710193048N 5.583597772401W www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=689 Botallack -5.686852 50.139079 Stone circles, destroyed. SW36693311. 50° 8' 19.87" N 5° 41' 7.82" W. www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/10317/botallack.html Higher Trevorian -5.6120931 50.0802572 Destroyed stone circle (marked on old OS maps). SW 4168 2626. 50.080184N 5.612112W www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=23419 Unique holed stone, with menhirs and stones - formerly a stone circle. SW 4264 3493. 50.158134N 5.605106W. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=142600&y=035000 http://www.megalithics.com/england/menantol/mentmain.htm MEN AN TOL -5.604428 50.158561 http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/236/menantol.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%AAn-an-Tol http://www.saintsandstones.net/stones- menantol-journey.htm Stone circle. SW43262458. 50.065789N 5.588945W. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=143200&y=024600 MERRY MAIDENS -5.588726 50.065139 http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/307/merry_maidens.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Maidens http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=422900 Boskednan Stone circle. SW 4342 3513. 50.160582N 5.593765W. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=143500&y=035100 NINE MAIDENS -5.593624 50.160424 http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/239/nine_stones_of_boskednan.html http://www.megalithics.com/england/boskedan/boskmain.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boskednan_stone_circle Rosemergy -5.617495 50.1718645 Destroyed stone circle. SW 41792 36460. 50.171785N 5.6174528W. Destroyed stone circle or enclosure, aka Porthmeor Circle. SW44453665 50.17464254995N 5.580433538844W www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=3427 Treen Circle -5.580293 50.174716 http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2285/porthmeor_treen_common.html Stone circle. SW38663237. 50.133703N 5.658415W. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=560 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tregeseal_East_stone_circle TREGESEAL -5.658506 50.133705 http://megalithicscience.org/index.php/monuments/stone-circles/21-botallack-tregeseal-east-cornwall-sw-387324 Tregeseal West. Destroyed stone circle. SW38613238 50.133682N 5.6591132W http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=138600&y=032400 Tregeseal W -5.659118 50.133698 http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/241/tregeseal.html Tregeseal cairn circle -5.659965 50.133846 Tregeseal cairn circle, destroyed. SW38553239. 50.133834N 5.659965W http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1315 Destroyed stone circle. SW 4375 2455. 50.065732N 5.5820923W. www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=15846 Tregurnow -5.582096 50.065741 http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1586725 QUOITS Either a Neolithic quoit (c3700 BCE) or a Bronze Age entrance mound (c2500-1500 BCE). SW 4356 3654. 50.173271N 5.5927983W. Bosporthennis Quoit -5.592674 50.173329 www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1720/bosporthennis_quoit.html www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=143600&y=036500 http://www.cornisharchaeology.org.uk/excavations2009.htm Quoit, well preserved. SW402340. 50° 8' 54.2" N 5° 38' 13.52" W. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%BBn_Quoit Chun Quoit -5.637714 50.148602 http://www.megalithics.com/england/chun/chunmain.htm www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/233/chn_quoit.html www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=140200&y=034000 Giant's Grave -5.6390011 50.1637384 Cromlech, destroyed. SW 4021 3564. 50.163734N 5.6390011W. (Meyn Mamvro 87) Grumbla Cromlech -5.630957 50.109096 Destroyed, with a few traces left. SW 4049 2954. 50.109072N 5.6309872W. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=422831 1 SW42983369. 50.147438N 5.59898W. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=142900&y=033800 LANYON QUOIT -5.599036 50.147371 http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/235/lanyon_quoit.html http://www.megalithics.com/england/lanyon/lanymain.htm Damaged quoit, panoramic location. SW 4518 3536. 50.163378N 5.569367W. http://www.megalithics.com/england/mulfra/mulfmain.htm Mulfra Quoit -5.56936 50.163388 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=145180&y=035320 http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/238/mulfra_quoit.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulfra_Quoit Damaged quoit, difficult to find in the field. SW47093826. 50.190227N 5.544605W. http://www.megalithics.com/england/sperris/spermain.htm Sperris Quoit -5.544604 50.190238 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperris_Quoit http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=423208 Damaged quoit. SW 4231 3395. 50.148131N 5.608553W. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=142300&y=033800 West Lanyon Quoit -5.608338 50.14797 http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1722/west_lanyon_quoit.html http://www.megalithics.com/england/wlanyon/wlanmain.htm Damaged quoit. SW 4688 3802. 50.187984N 5.547368W. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zennor_Quoit Zennor Quoit -5.547409 50.188007 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=146900&y=037790 http://www.megalithics.com/england/zennor/zennmain.htm MENHIRS Badger's Cross -5.5160379 50.1465051 Badger's Cross, site of menhir. SW 489 333. 50.146475N 5.5160257W. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=424075 Banns Farm -5.634205 50.080599 Banns Farm menhir. SW40102638. 50.080572N 5.634231W. www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=27045 Beersheba -5.468069 50.182357 Beersheba Menhir. SW 5252 3713. 50.182358N 5.468W. www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3172/beersheba.html www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6075 Menhir, aka Trenuggo Longstone. SW 4252 2818. 50.097876N 5.601555W. www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/246/blind_fiddler.html Blind Fiddler -5.601595 50.097892 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6058 http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=422516 Boscawen field menhir. SW 4149 2761. 50.092219N 5.615674W. www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2681/boscawen_menhir.html Boscawen -5.615698 50.09241 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6059 Menhir, one of two. SW 4282 2394. 50.059743N 5.5947905W. www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=7728. Boscawen Ros E -5.594702 50.059846 www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3123/boscawenros.html Boscawen Ros W -5.595386 50.059748 Menhir, one of a pair. SW 4277 2393. 50.059743N 5.5953414W. www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=16567 Boscawen-un Hedge Menhir. SW 4174 2772. 50.093278N 5.6122722W. www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2583/boscawenun_menhir.html Boscawen-un Hedge -5.6121656 50.0932605 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6060 Bosiliack -5.5893673 50.1526443 Hedge menhir. SW 4369 3423. 50.152613N 5.5893725W. Boskednan -5.596067 50.162022 Boskednan Menhir. SW43273529. 50.161925N 5.596008W. www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=16966 Boskenna -5.5975556 50.0577587 Menhir stump. SW 4260 2371. 50.057793N 5.5975536W. Boslow Stone -5.651897 50.139014 Inscribed menhir, could be medieval. SW391330. 50° 8' 20.15" N 5° 39' 6.38" W. http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/9681/boslow_stone.html Menhir. (Disputed location). SW44273301. 50.141893N 5.5805049W. (Alternative location earthfast stone over the road at SW 4427 3298 50.141897N Boswarthen -5.580609 50.141847 5.5803652W). Boswarthen -5.6166422 50.1047812 Menhir. SW 415 290. 50.104700N 5.6164753W. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=422796 Boswens Menhir. SW 4001 3290. 50.139054N 5.6399257W. www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3173/boswens_croft.html Boswens -5.639878 50.13904 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6066 Botrea -5.63376 50.11769 Botrea menhir, modern erection of former menhir (Hamish Miller, 1990s). SW 40321 30508. 50.117725N 5.6339504W. Brea -5.662715 50.094208 Missing menhir. SW 38142799. 50.094163N 5.6626717W. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=420770 Bunkers Hill E -5.6304556 50.088143 Bunkers Hill E menhir (removed). SW 4041 2721. 50.088158N 5.6304707W. Bunkers Hill W -5.631837 50.087895 Bunkers Hill West menhir (missing). SW 4031 2719. 50.087935N 5.6318522W. (Meyn Mamvro). Carfury menhir. SW 4300 3399. 50.150603N 5.5849444W. http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3167/carfury.html Carfury -5.584914 50.150627 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?x=144000&y=034000 2 Carn Downs -5.6229293 50.1549129 Menhir (now removed, serving as a gatepost at SW 41381 34606). SW 4131 3460. 50.154881N 5.6229248W. (Meyn Mamvro 87). Carn Eanes -5.663109 50.14608 Carn Eanes menhir. SW 3840 3374. 50.145885N 5.6629856W. Menhir re-erected 1985, found by Hamish Miller. Carne Farm -5.632993 50.1582811 Hedge gatepost menhir. SW 4061 3051. 50.158255N 5.6329830W. (Meyn Mamvro 87). Carnello -5.496152 50.208983 Menhir, originally one of two menhirs. SW 50646 40173. 50.208906N 5.4961354W. www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6074 Carnello 2 -5.491447 50.211062 Menhir, now destroyed. Approx position. SW 510 404. 50.211096N 5.4913378W. Carn Les Boel -5.6935573 50.0505188 Fallen menhir, one of a pair of gateway stones. SW 35693 23249. 50.050525N 5.6935417W. Carn Les Boel -5.6935143 50.050474 Menhir - propped gateway stone, one of a pair. SW 35694 23242. 50.050467N 5.6935202W. Castallack -5.559817 50.074509 Castallack Menhir. SW 4540 2545. 50.074967N 5.559715W. www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6037 Castallack Carn -5.56954 50.0735 Menhir.
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