Something of an enigma for today's #StandingStoneSunday offering; Treen Common 'stone circle' on the West Penwith moors.

A spacious circle of standing stones, this ring is quite unlike the other Penwithian circles. The stones are closely spaced and irregular in size. It's quite possibly the remains of a circular enclosure or round, rather than a true stone circle.

This overgrown visit in June 2011.

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Going Neolithic for today's #StandingStoneSunday, or is it ProppedStoneSunday? Mulfra Quoit, the remains of a chambered tomb high on the West Penwith hills. The capstone has tipped and now leans against the orthostats; it's been like that for hundreds (or even thousands) of years.

Portrait with flowers, may need a click.

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The beautifully tapering Carfury menhir in West Penwith for today's #StandingStoneSunday offering.

It stands in an area of small fields, just off an overgrown ancient lane below Ding Dong mine and Nine Maidens of Boskednan stone circle.

Visited June 2011 on a day of sunshine and showers. Portrait, may need a click.

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The three tallest stones of the Nine Maidens of Boskednan stone circle for #StandingStoneSunday

High on a moorland ridge in West Penwith. This visit June 2011. Portrait, may need a click.

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Porthmeor standing stone in West Penwith for today's ##StandingStoneSunday offering. It stands in a field on the north side of the spectacular coast road between Morvah and Zennor. Just to the south is a late Iron Age courtyard house settlement, and the field patterns here are mostly Bronze and Iron Age, still in use today.

This visit June 2011. Portrait, may need a click.

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Some of the lovely granite stones of Tregeseal stone circle, West Penwith for today's #StandingStoneSunday

There were originally two circles here, but the other has been all but destroyed.

This visit June 2011.

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A sunny, windy day on the West Penwith moors. 10 miles from St Just to Madron, we vary the site selection each time we do this walk, other than always taking in my two favourite stone circles. Today we also had two Neolithic chambered tombs, another stone circle with a hole in it, some more stones with holes in them, a handful of Bronze Age cairns and a fantastic Iron Age hillfort. I love it here, a megalithic paradise.

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