The Blind Fiddler
Site details |
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| Type of site: | Standing Stone / Menhir |
| Nearest town: | Penzance |
| Map reference: | SW 4256 2802 (SW4328) |
| Coordinates: | 50.0964, -5.60098 |
Nearby sites |
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| Bodrifty | Ancient Village / Settlement (7.6km) |
| Boscawen Un | Stone Circle (1.5km) |
| Zennor Quoit | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (10.9km) |
| The Merry Maidens of Boleigh | Stone Circle (3.6km) |
| Men-An-Tol | Stone Circle (6.9km) |
| Pendeen Fogou / Pendeen Vau | Fogou (8.8km) |
| Sancreed Well | Holy Well (1.5km) |
| Madron Well | Holy Well (5.1km) |
| Chysauster | Ancient Village / Settlement (8.4km) |
| Lanyon Quoit | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (5.7km) |
| Tregeseal East | Stone Circle (5.8km) |
| Chun Castle | Hillfort (6.3km) |
| Kenidjack Cliff Castle | Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (8.4km) |
| Bosigran Castle | Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (8.9km) |
| The Blind Fiddler | Standing Stone / Menhir (0km) |
| Boleigh Fogou | Fogou (3.2km) |
| Bosiliack Barrow | Barrow (6.1km) |
| Boswens Menhir | Standing Stone / Menhir (4.6km) |
| Brane - Entrance Grave | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (2.3km) |
| Carn Euny Fogou & Village | Ancient Village / Settlement (2.4km) |
| Carfury | Standing Stone / Menhir (6.1km) |
| Ballowall Barrow (Carn Gloose) | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (7.7km) |
| Chapel Carn Brea | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (4km) |
| Chun Quoit | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (6.4km) |
| The Drift Stones | Standing Stone / Menhir (1.2km) |
| Gun Rith | Standing Stone / Menhir (3.6km) |
| Gurnard's Head | Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (10.4km) |
| Porthmeor Stone | Standing Stone / Menhir (9.1km) |
| Sancreed Beacon | Ancient Village / Settlement (1.7km) |
| The Selus Stone | Standing Stone / Menhir (6.3km) |
| Tregiffian Barrow | Burial Chamber (Dolmen) (3.6km) |
Standing over 10' high and visible over the hedge from the A30 to Land’s End, this Menhir earned its name, along with numerous other ancient stone sites, from what was probably a moral parable aimed at warding people off ancient Pagan ritual and ceremony. This stone was reputedly once a musician who neglected his Christian duties and angered his deity by playing music on the Sabbath, his punishment being eternal petrification.
Also known as the Tregonebris Stone, the Blind Fiddler has a distinctive triangular shape and measures over 6' at its base while being remarkably slim and smooth sided from a lateral view.
Burial remains were discovered here in the C19th making it likely that this stone is connected to the nearby stone circle ritual site of Boscawen-Un.
