More information : (SW 683365) Nine Maidens (NAT) Stone Circle (NR) (1)
At the southern end of Nine Maidens Downs are the remains of two
stones circles in a field close to two cottages. (See plan).
Five stones reamin of the southern circle, which probably
had a diameter of 51 ft and consisted of about 14 stones. A
sixth stone stood at point 'a' on the plan, was subsequently
moved to point 'b' and has now disappeared. Of the northern
circle only three stones, all built into hedges, remain, but in
1738 there were 10 (a). It was perhaps 60 ft in diameter. The
eight stones vary in height from 3 ft to 5 ft.
A barrow stood 20 or 30 yards to the west.
Scheduled as Nine Maidens, stone circle. (2,3)
SW 68313653. Only four stones now remain in the field. There are
several similar stones built into nearby field walls, any or all
of which may have been parts of the original circles.
There are no traces of the barrow noted by Borlase.
Published 1:2500 survey revised. (4)
(SW 683 365) Stone Circle included in the text and distibution map of Neolithic sites in Cornwall. (5)
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