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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
  • 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
  • King Arthur's Hall
    King Arthur's Hall
  • Boskednan Stone Circle detail
    Boskednan Stone Circle
  • Porthmeor Stone Circle - Treen Common
    Porthmeor Stone Circle

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
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