Cornwall - Standing Stones and Megalithic sites

Cornwall

Rich in megathic mysteries, Cornwall has much to offer in the way of enigmatic standing stones, lovely circles and dolmens, or quoits as they are known in this area.

West Penwith, the western peninsula west of Penzance running to Land's End, is particularly rich in megaliths, with its famous holed stone, the Men an Tol.

Merry Maidens stone circle - a complete ring of 19 stones

St Michael's Mount, Penzance

St Michael's Mount. A corresponding site is across the Channel, in northern France. Similarites can also be seen in the megalithic traditions of Cornwall and Britanny

The area has had a long mystical tradition and the sacred has been important to the people of Cornwall since ancient times. It may be that the historical links with the French region of Brittany, home of the Carnac rows and sites on the Morbihan penisula , extended into prehistory.

From the pretty fishing town of St Ives one can explore the rich variety of sites in the area without travelling too far.

Further eastwards, the moors are rich in megalithic sites like the Hurlers stone circles on Bodmin Moor. For an extensive listing of sites in Cornwall try a stone search with Cornwall in the County field.