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sunset at travalgen.

TREVALGAN. this trig point on the brow of travalgen hill could be the location of a prehistoric monument that sits on the grounders found there. the three stone setting could contain a cist sited between the major stones. it certainly

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sunset at travalgen.

TREVALGAN. this trig point on the brow of travalgen hill could be the location of a prehistoric monument that sits on the grounders found there. the three stone setting could contain a cist sited between the major stones. it certainly

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trees over rocks. sunday walk steeple woods. mine workings.

the rock bed is very close to the surface on the old mine working areas on the down slopes of steeple woods. this creates tree structures with roots that have little room to develop and that are vulnerable to uprooting

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trees over rocks. sunday walk steeple woods. mine workings.

the rock bed is very close to the surface on the old mine working areas on the down slopes of steeple woods. this creates tree structures with roots that have little room to develop and that are vulnerable to uprooting

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boswens menhir and cairn.

boswens menhir and cairn. at 210m above sea level and 2.38m high this menhir is intervisible with chun quoit and the tregaseal holed stone row and stone circle (just). it was first recorded by dr. borlase in 1754 in the

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boswens menhir and cairn.

boswens menhir and cairn. at 210m above sea level and 2.38m high this menhir is intervisible with chun quoit and the tregaseal holed stone row and stone circle (just). it was first recorded by dr. borlase in 1754 in the

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zennor hill. part 2. a story in stone…

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zennor hill. part 2. a story in stone…

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zennor hill. part 1. a story in stone

a site of special archaeological interest. a story set in stone. this place invokes the very substance of the mythological imagination. we can see perhaps why our ancestors revered such places -deeming them the work of their ancestors thinking they

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zennor hill. part 1. a story in stone

a site of special archaeological interest. a story set in stone. this place invokes the very substance of the mythological imagination. we can see perhaps why our ancestors revered such places -deeming them the work of their ancestors thinking they

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stone setting. circles, rows and enclosures.

stone setting. stone circles, enclosures and rows. east of lelant downs and down from trencrom hill this well crafted arrangement of large granite stones is situated in quite dense woods on a slope running down to a river valley. definitively

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stone setting. circles, rows and enclosures.

stone setting. stone circles, enclosures and rows. east of lelant downs and down from trencrom hill this well crafted arrangement of large granite stones is situated in quite dense woods on a slope running down to a river valley. definitively

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propped stone. carnstabba. (50.2008913, -5.4953055).

propped stone. carnstabba. (50.2008913, -5.4953055). two props and one point of contact (descriptive typology re david shepherd). it is claimed that these form part of the neolithic megalithic tradition and are perhaps the precursors to dolmen or quoits. natural stone

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propped stone. carnstabba. (50.2008913, -5.4953055).

propped stone. carnstabba. (50.2008913, -5.4953055). two props and one point of contact (descriptive typology re david shepherd). it is claimed that these form part of the neolithic megalithic tradition and are perhaps the precursors to dolmen or quoits. natural stone

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