Carfury
Site details |
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| Type of site: | Standing Stone / Menhir |
| Nearest town: | Penzance |
| Map reference: | SW 4406 3392 (SW4434) |
| Coordinates: | 50.15, -5.584 |
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The tall, slender menhir at Carfury stands at about 10 feet (3m) tall. The stone was known as Cuckoo Rock at one time and it is possible that it was one of a pair as their is a larger fallen stone nearby
In 1958 the site was excavated by Vivien Russell and Peter Pool but they found nothing of interest
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