Nine Maidens

Nine Maidens
Type:Alignment
Country:England
County:Cornwall
Grid Ref:SW936675
Latitude:50.470337
Longitude:-4.908971
Accuracy:to 70m (NGR derived)
Datum:OSGB36
OS Map:OS Landranger sheet 200, Newquay & Bodmin
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Nine Maidens  Alignment
nearby sites
CastillyHenge, 10.6km, SX031627
Trehudreth Downs Alignment, 19.6km, SX124729
Colvannick Tor Alignment, 19.7km, SX128718
Trippet StonesStone Circle, 20.9km, SX131750
Stripple StonesStone Circle, 22.2km, SX144752
Ruined Circles Stone Circle, 22.2km, SX134775
LeazeStone Circle, 22.4km, SX137773
StannonStone Circle, 22.7km, SX126800
FernacreStone Circle, 24.2km, SX144799
Tolborough Tor Alignment, 26.0km, SX175778
Buttern Hill Alignment, 27.2km, SX169815
Leskernick Hill Alignment, 28.0km, SX187798
Carneglos Alignment, 28.0km, SX198773
GoodaverStone Circle, 28.2km, SX208751
New Downs Stone Circle, 28.9km, SW701507
A pleasant setting by the side of an undulating road, the Nine Maidens does indeed have nine prehistoric stones in a row - Burl states, "a tenth is a recent intrusion"…
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Last updated 18-Mar-07