The Drift Stones (The Sisters)

The Drift Stones (The Sisters)
Buy photo online
Description:
The Drift Stones are also known as the Sisters.

As with so many of the stones in these parts the legend is they were turned to stone for not respecting the sabbath.

Drift is the name of the (village)

The stones stand at around 9ft (2.7m) tall and are a fairly rare example of paired stones.

It is thought they are related to the nearby Boscawen-Un stone circle
Keywords: drift, drift-stones, megalithic, menhir, ancient, standing-stone
Date: 01.10.2009 12:58
Hits: 1628
Rating:

2.7/5 (7 votes cast)

Added by: chris_l
Image Location:

NGR: SW 4372 2831 (SW437283 / SW4428)

50.099471957022; -5.5850994586945

Comments

There are no comments for this image

Registered users

Username:

Password:

Log me on automatically next visit?

Random image

St Ives Harbour

St Ives Harbour