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.

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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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Penwith Peninsula contains Merry Maidens stone circle