Merry Maidens stone circle
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The Merry Maidens stone circle is a well-preserved late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circle in Cornwall, England, noted for its nearly perfect ring of standing stones and associated local folklore.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merry Maidens stone circle canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prehistoric monument
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ stone circle ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | public ⓘ |
| associatedWith | folklore of dancing stones ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| constructedInPeriod |
early Bronze Age
ⓘ
late Neolithic ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | prehistoric Britain ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dans Maen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dawn's Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
evenly spaced stones
ⓘ
low stone height compared to some other circles ⓘ |
| hasFolklore | maidens turned to stone for dancing on a Sunday ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
field boundaries
ⓘ
rural lanes ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMonument |
The Pipers standing stones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tregiffian burial chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | roughly level ground ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Newlyn and Land's End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Penwith Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Penwith Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
B3315 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Land's End Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Lamorna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Penzance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStones | 19 ⓘ |
| partOf | prehistoric landscape of West Penwith ⓘ |
| plan | nearly perfect circle ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| setting | open farmland ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological surveys
ⓘ
local legends ⓘ |
| touristAttractionStatus | local landmark ⓘ |
| usedFor |
archaeological study
ⓘ
modern pagan ceremonies ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
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Subject: Merry Maidens stone circle Description of subject: The Merry Maidens stone circle is a well-preserved late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circle in Cornwall, England, noted for its nearly perfect ring of standing stones and associated local folklore.
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