Mên-an-Tol
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Mên-an-Tol is a distinctive Bronze Age megalithic monument in Cornwall, England, best known for its iconic holed stone flanked by two upright stones and associated with local healing and fertility folklore.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age monument
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archaeological site ⓘ megalithic monument ⓘ prehistoric monument ⓘ |
| accessibleToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fertility rituals
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healing rituals ⓘ local legends ⓘ protection from witchcraft ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | from Cornish meaning "stone of the hole" ⓘ |
| gridReferenceSystem | OS grid reference ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Men-an-Tol
NERFINISHED
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The Crick Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate | second millennium BC ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | central hole approximately 0.5 metres ⓘ |
| hasHeight | upright stones approximately 1 metre ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | roughly east–west alignment of stones ⓘ |
| hasPart |
holed stone
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recumbent stone ⓘ two upright stones ⓘ |
| hasShape | circular hole in central stone ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFamousFor |
fertility folklore
ⓘ
healing folklore ⓘ holed stone ⓘ |
| landOwnership | open moorland ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Morvah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Penwith peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic England (designation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Lanyon Quoit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mên Scryfa NERFINISHED ⓘ Nine Maidens stone circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
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surface form:
South West England
|
| surveyedBy | 19th-century antiquarians ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fertility rites involving the holed stone
ⓘ
folk medicine ⓘ passing children through the holed stone for healing ⓘ |
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