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Tregeseal East stone circle

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29: 45: 52: 257:, It consisted of a possible three stone circles in a general east–west alignment. The other two stone circles were to the west of the existing stone circle. The proposed westernmost of the three circles was detected on RAF aerial photographs from 1947; if a circle, it is much smaller in diameter than the other two and could possibly depict a hut circle instead. The middle stone circle, which originally had the largest diameter and contained ten stones in 1885, today only a single stone is to be found standing. 274: 340: 282: 266: 249:
with a diameter of around 21 m (69 ft). Two stones are probably missing, since the circle consisted of 21 stones in earlier times. The stone circle was subjected over the centuries to substantial rebuilding and restoration work, so that today only the stones in the eastern half of the
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blocks with a height between 1.0–1.4 m (3 ft 3 in – 4 ft 7 in), which describe an approximate
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Illustrations of Stone Circles, Cromlehs and other remains of the Aboriginal Britons in the West of Cornwall
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culture. The first mention of the stone circle in the modern times is found in the 1754 work
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The stone circle was part of a larger ritual area, similar to the area around
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https://www.cornishancientsites.com/ancient-sites/tregeseal-stone-circle/
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Stone circles such as that at Tregeseal, were erected in the late
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Antiquities, historical and monumental, of the County of Cornwall
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and is approximately one kilometre east of the hamlet of
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Other prehistoric stone circles in the Penwith district
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of 1872, and showed the exact location of the stones.
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Tregeseal East stone circle with Carn Kenidjack beyond
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Men-an-Tol Studio, Cornwall 1998, 189:) is a heavily restored prehistoric 603:site page on The Modern Antiquarian 597:site page on The Megalithic Portal 285:Illustration by William Cotton 1827 13: 469: 316:in 1827, can be found in his book 269:Illustration by W. C. Borlase 1872 14: 638: 588: 561:. London: Thorsons. p. 168. 492:Standing Stones of the Land's End 180:, meaning "Stones of the Dance"; 338: 241:The stone circle consists of 19 50: 43: 324:reported 15 stones in his work 236: 59:Shown within Southwest Cornwall 428: 409: 395:. 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numerous standing stones arranged in an arc in a grassy field with a hill in the background
Tregeseal East stone circle is located in Southwest Cornwall
St Just
Cornwall
50°8′1.39″N 5°39′30.67″W / 50.1337194°N 5.6585194°W / 50.1337194; -5.6585194
Stone circle
https://www.cornishancientsites.com/ancient-sites/tregeseal-stone-circle/
Cornish
grid reference
SW386323
stone circle
St Just
Cornwall
Carn Kenidjack
Cornwall
Penzance
St Just in Penwith
Tregeseal
granite
circle
The Merry Maidens



Neolithic
Bronze Age
Megalithic
William Borlase
William Cotton
William Copeland Borlase

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