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Stone Circle, Cornwall...
The top 10 most popular / interesting ancient sites in Cornwall, Selected monuments include menhirs, stones circles, quoits, fougos and other megalithic monuments
Information about the dolmen near the village of Drewsteignton known as Spinster's Rock, its collapse and restoration, and the other antiquities once seen standing in the vicinity
A circular walk from Holywell Bay along the rugged coastline to Perran Beach and across the dunes to the mediaeval relics of St Piran's Oratory, Church and Cross, returning via the Penhale Sands nature reserve which is carpeted in cowslips during spring.
8 types of grave that highlight the history of burial in Britain
The various ancient sites that dot the landscape of Cornwall date from as far back as 20 thousand years or the middle of the Stone Age.Most of the Stone Age henges and megaliths (circles and standing stones), were constructed between 10,000 and 2,500 years BC.
Among the preserved ancient villages in the South West, occupied from the Iron Age until late Roman times. It includes the foundations of stone houses, and an intriguing underground passage.
Iron Age village, Cornwall
We explored the stone circles of Boskednan and Tregeseal this August set high on the Penwith moors in an landscape rich in ancient monuments
Late Iron Age, Cornwall
Bronze Age. Dartmoor
Periodically updated photographs of Cornwall, a weather report from Redruth, Cornwall, archives of previous photographs and permission to use if you give correct credits
Standing Stone / Menhir near Newlyn, Cornwall. See 24 images, 3 articles.
Bodmin Moor has one of the densest concentrations of Bronze Age and Neolithic sites in Europe. Stone circles, quoits, settlements and other sites abound in this wild and beautiful landscape
Three fine late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a grouping unique in England.
This well-preserved and impressive Neolithic 'dolmen' burial chamber stands 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) high. There are five standing stones, surmounted by a huge capstone.
4000 - 2000 BC. Merrivale, Dartmoor
In a new series, Roy GouttΓ© delves into the archives to search out some interesting old Cornish archaeological articles, stories, tales and chapters in books now in the public domain that were publβ¦
