Skip to main content
Cornwall Guide logo ☰
North Coast
Newquay Padstow Perranporth Portreath St Agnes
North Cornwall
Bodmin Boscastle Bude Launceston Minions Polzeath Port Isaac Rock Tintagel
Roseland & Fal
Falmouth Penryn St Mawes The Roseland Truro
South East Cornwall
Fowey Liskeard Looe Lostwithiel Mevagissey Polperro Saltash St Austell Torpoint
West Cornwall
Camborne Hayle Helston Isles of Scilly Penzance St Ives St Just The Lizard
  • Accommodation
  • Beaches
  • Dog Friendly
  • History
  • Photos
  • Things to Do
  • Tide Times
  • Top 10 Guides
  • Towns & Villages
  • Cornwall
  • History
  • Ancient Sites in Cornwall

Ancient Sites in Cornwall

Cornwall Stone Circles, Standing Stones, Quoits, Settlements and other Megalithic / Prehistoric Sites in Cornwall

Cornwall has a wealth of prehistoric sites mainly concentrated in the far west of Cornwall and Bodmin Moor. These include stone circles, quoits, standing stones, fogous and other burial sites

Chamber Tomb

  • Zennor Quoit
    Zennor Quoit
  • Lanyon Quoit
    Lanyon Quoit
  • Chûn Quoit
    Chun Quoit
  • Tregiffian Barrow
    Tregiffian Barrow
  • Trethevy Quoit
    Trethevy Quoit
  • Ballowall Barrow - Carn Gluze
    Ballowall Barrow (Carn Gloose)
  • Chapel Carn Brea Entrance Grave
    Chapel Carn Brea
  • Brane - Entrance Grave
  • Mulfra Quoit Sun
    Mulfra Quoit

Menhir

  • Carfury Standing Stone
    Carfury
  • The Blind Fiddler
    The Blind Fiddler
  • Boswens Standing Stone
    Boswens Menhir
  • Gun Rith
    Gun Rith
  • Megalithic Cow (Porthmeor Stone)
    Porthmeor Stone
  • The Drift Stones (The Sisters)
    The Drift Stones
  • The Selus Stone
    The Selus Stone
  • The Old Man of Gugh
    The Old Man of Gugh
  • Tristan Stone Inscription
    The Tristan Stone
  • King Doniert's Stone
    King Doniert's Stone
  • St Breock Downs Monolith
    St Breock Downs Monolith
  • The Pipers of Boleigh
    The Pipers
  • Boscawen Ros standing stone
    Boscawen-Ros
  • Kenidjack Common Holed Stones
  • Logan Rock
    Logan Rock - Treen
  • Rocky Valley Maze
    Rocky Valley Labyrinths

Stone Circle

  • Boscawen-un
    Boscawen Un
  • Merry Maidens - aerial photo
    The Merry Maidens of Boleigh
  • Tregeseal East Stone Circle
    Tregeseal East
  • Men-an-Tol holed stone
    Men-An-Tol
  • Stripple Stones Circle-Henge
    Stripple Stones
  • Trippet Stones - Bodmin Moor
    Trippet Stones
  • Hurlers - Bodmin Moor
    The Hurlers
  • Nine Maidens
  • Duloe Stone Circle
    Duloe Stone Circle
  • King Arthur's Hall
    King Arthur's Hall
  • Boskednan Stone Circle detail
    Boskednan Stone Circle
  • Porthmeor Stone Circle - Treen Common
    Porthmeor Stone Circle

Barrow

  • Bosiliack Barrow
    Bosiliack Barrow

Holy Well

  • Madron Well
    Madron Well
  • Sancreed Well
  • Dupath Well
    Dupath Well

Settlement

  • Bodrifty Round House
    Bodrifty
  • Carn Euny Prehistoric Village
    Carn Euny Fogou & Village
  • Chysauster
    Chysauster
  • Sancreed Beacon
  • Watch Croft Iron Age hut
    Watch Croft Settlement

Cliff Castle

  • Gurnard's Head nr Zennor
    Gurnard's Head
  • Bosigran Sunset
    Bosigran Castle
  • Storm in Newquay Bay
    Trevelgue Head

Hill Fort

  • Chun Castle Entrance
    Chun Castle

Cross

  • Long Tom Standing Stone
    The Longstone (Long Tom)

Related articles

  • Gun Rith
  • Bosigran Castle
  • King Doniert's Stone
  • Trevelgue Head
  • The Tristan Stone
  • Boscawen Un
  • Nine Maidens

About

  • About Us
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

© 2022 Cornwall Guide