Ancient Stones near Wadebridge
From stone circles to dolmens, quoits, stone rows, menhirs and monoliths; Cornwall is home to the largest collection of ancient standing stones in the country, and close-by to Wadebridge are some truly magnificent ones to visit.
Please view below some photos taken by Samuel Davison of these near by ancient stones, if you would like to see more photos of Cornwall's Sacred Stones please visit his blog:
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MEN GURTA
- aka St Breock Downs Monolith
Cornwall's heaviest standing stone
Weight = 16.5tons (approx) - Height = 4.9 meters (3 meters above the ground)
Latitude: 50.479288N - Longitude: 4.865686W
St Breock Downs Menhir
- aka St Breock Downs Standing Stone
Just a few hundred yards away from Men Gurta stands this beautiful stone full of quartz and feldspar.
Latitude: 50.479060N - Longitude: 4.858144W
Pawton Quoit
- aka The Druids Altar
With its capstone weighing an approximate 14 1/2 tons and measuring 3.6 meters long, Pawton Quoit really is quite a special site indeed and possibly the best preserved Quoit in Cornwall.
Latitude: 50.490805N - Longitude: 4.869203W
The Fiddler
aka - Magi Stone
Presumed to be part of the nine maidens stone row (below), this intriguing stone is full of white quartz and has the most fantastic view out to sea.
Latitude: 50.477404N Longitude: 4.905704W
Nine Maidens Stone Row
This fantastic stone row measures just over 100m and includes nine evenly spaced stones, with the largest of them at approx 2m in height. It is thought that the line was originally once much longer.
Latitude: 50.471271N - Longitude: 4.909599W
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