St Breock Downs Longstone, Cornwall UK - Megalithic Monuments on Waymarking.com

This prehistoric stone is perhaps of middle to late Bronze Age (2000 to 600 BC). The stone originally stood in a setting of quartz pebbles associated with a cairn, which was not used for burials. It was originally 4.92 metres high but was damaged and it’s height reduced. Weighing an estimated 16.5 tons it is the heaviest in Cornwall.
The monument figurers in local folklore as a medieval and later meeting place. It was later adopted as a St Breock parish boundary stone marker.

Type: Menhir Number: 1.00 Size: Weight 6.5 tons - heaviest in Cornwall Height approx 3.8 meters Purpose: In folklore a medieval and later meeting place - later Parish boundary marker for St Breock Parking: Not Listed Source: Not listed

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