The Merry Maidens and Tregeseal Stone Circle Cornwall Uk
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Tregeseal East Stone Circle
Tregeseal East Stone Circle (commonly known as Tregeseal Stone Circle as not a lot of the West circle is left) is a stone circle on the moors at Lower Bostraze near the town of St Just-in-Penwith. It is the first, last and most westerly stone circle in Britain and is named after the nearest main village, Tregeseal. The circle consists of 19 granite stones, all of them around 4ft high however it is thought that 2 stones are missing meaning that the circle originally consisted of 21 stones. The circle dates from late Neolithic to early Bronze Age and was part of a large ritual area. There are many ancient sites around the stone circle including Tregeseal West Stone Circle (damaged), Tregseal Holed Stones, Boswens Menhir and also the holy Carn Kenidjack which can be seen in the background. Dowsing has found that the stones are on top of an underground stream which leads to the middle of the circle. Geiger sessions and compass sessions have found no significant abnormal radiation or compass deflects. Tregeseal Stone Circle is also known as The Dancing Stones.
Music by Adrian Von Ziegler -
Cattle destabilise stones of Tregeseal Stone Circle
For the second time longhorn cattle introduced as part of a Higher Level Stewardship conservation grazing scheme onto Carnyorth Common near St Just have destabilised a stone of the ancient Tregeseal Circle -- two years ago some 3 or 4 stones were loosened -- after only a week or so being back on the Common after their winter 'break'. (see photos above)
Clumps of cattle hair on many stones show that they are using them as rubbing posts.
It is only a matter of time before this herd of about 16 animals create more havoc.
That this has happened shows our concerns, relayed to Natural England several years ago, are fully justified that the presence of these animals will not only damage this important archaeological site but, as has been witnessed by local regular walkers of this moor, has also caused a dramatic drop in the number of walkers and horse riders over the past two years.
Save Penwith Moors consider the current Higher Level Stewardship agreement covering this Common -- declared in a Natural England document of 2007 to be in good condition is an unnecessary and very expensive waste of public money (about £20,000 a year for 10 years) in an era of drastic public spending cuts; a ruin of the moor through visually intrusive new barbed wire fencing, gates and a cattle grid;
intimidating and potentially dangerous presence of free-roaming cattle that can -- and do -- frequently graze on the north-eastern part of the Common for which there is no known ownership and is not part of the area for which HLS payment is currently being made, and where two new gates were installed under the Natural England HEATH project under very dubious legal circumstances.
It is high time that this scheme for Carnyorth Common is abandoned and all the new (and old mid-1980's) stock proofing removed. Most of these issues are now being assessed by the Parliamentary Ombudsman as part of a complaint of alleged maladministration by the Natural England HEATH project and Higher Level Stewardship agreement.
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Videos from Ian McNeil Cooke and Save Penwith Moors
Lady Jane and 15th Century still out ... Tregeseal stone Circle Coming up Wow
Lady Jane has her first experience of a stone Circle !! Things get mystical for sure ...... Tregeseal stone Circle Tregeseal East is a heavily restored prehistoric stone circle around one mile northeast of the town of St Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The nineteen granite stones are also known as The Dancing Stones
Tregeseal Circle, Cornwall
Tregeseal Stone Circle in Cornwall
Pendeen Band 1992 - Tregeseal Tea Treat
Moutainbike, 85'th birthday run. North coast section - Pendeen to Tregeseal
Dance of Tregeseal 2
West Penwith
Stone Circle Dance
The Sacred Dance Project
Christine Blewer
Danny Diamond
Tregeseal 005
We had a lovely dance amongst the 19 standing stones with The Sacred Dance Project.
Ancient Sites of Penwith
A video of just some of the ancient sites in Penwith in Cornwall
Full videos of them below:
Lanyon Quoit (also used at beginning) -
Men-An-Tol -
Merry Maidens Stone Circle -
Ballowall Barrow -
Sancreed Holy Well -
Trevorgans Cross -
Nine Maidens of Boskednan Stone Circle -
Mulfra Quoit -
Drift Stones -
Sennen Hedge Standing Stone -
Rospletha Cross -
Tregeseal East Stone Circle -
Brane Entrance Grave -
Lower Boscaswell Holy Well -
Boswens Menhir -
Chun Quoit -
Vellansaga Cross -
Boscawen-Un Stone Circle -
Carn Euny Holy Well -
Bosiliack Barrow -
Blind Fiddler Standing Stone -
St Levan's Holy Well, Porthchapel -
The Pipers Standing Stones -
Boscawen-Ros East & West Standing Stones -
End Credits (Castallack Standing Stone) -
All video copyright Lucas Nott
Music Copyright Adrian Von Ziegler
Please note that some sites included in this video are on private land.
Boswens Menhir
Boswens Menhir is a remote menhir on the Penwith Moors. It is in between Tregeseal East Stone Circle and Chun Quoit. The standing stone is very weathered. It is 8.6ft and marks a Bronze Age Barrow. In the snow of 1987, while everywhere else was covered, this standing stone and the barrow it is on was not covered showing that there is possibly and underground spring here.
To get to the standing stone from Penzance, take the A3071 from Mount Misery, then, around one mile past Newbridge, take the B3318. After a few minutes, there is a layby on the right side with a path going through the gate. Park here and walk through the gate and up the lane on to the hill. Right at the top of the hill, go left down a footpath and over a stile. The menhir will be right in front of you.
Music by Adrian Von Ziegler -
Meadow Cottage, Tregeseal, United Kingdom - HD review
Meadow Cottage - Special price! -
Located in St. Just in the region of Cornwall, this vacation home and is 17.7 km from St. Ives.
The kitchen features a dishwasher, an oven and a toaster and there is a private bathroom. A TV and DVD player is available.
Falmouth is 43.5 km from Meadow Cottage, and Penzance is 9.7 km from the property. The nearest airport is Newquay Airport, 59.5 km from Meadow Cottage.
Cornwall, UK
A video of just some of the places around Cornwall. Cornwall is located in the far South-West of the British Isles. It is famous for its coastline, beaches and abandoned mines which can be seen all over the landscape. Cornwall is one of the Celtic Nations. Cornwall also has its own language, Cornish (Kernewek), which is still spoken by many people today however nearly died out in the 19th century. Cornwall's flag is the St Piran's Flag which is black with a white cross (representing tin being smelted). The Cornish word for Cornwall is Kernow.
Cornwall is made up of 9 hundreds. These are Penwith, Kerrier, Powdershire, Pydarshire, Triggshire, West Wivelshire, East Wivelshire, Lesnewth and Stratton
The places used in this video are:
Cornwall Sign, Nether Bridge - Near Launceston
Perranuthnoe Beach - Near Marazion
Helston - West Cornwall
Mulfra Quoit - Near Penzance
Cape Cornwall - Near St Just-in-Penwith
Wheal Coates - Near St Agnes
Chapel Porth - Near St Agnes
Ballowal Barrow (Carn Gloose) - Near St Just-in-Penwith
Chapel Carn Brea - Near Crows-An-Wra
Charlestown - Near St Austell
Holywell Bay - Near Newquay
Menacuddle Well - Near St Austell
St Ives - West Cornwall
Porthgwarra - Near Porthcurno
Helford - Near Helston
Maen Cliff - Near Sennen
Roche Rock - Just outside Roche
Porth Nanven - Near St Just-in-Penwith
Porthleven - West Cornwall
Botallack Mine - Near St Just-in-Penwith
Trefusis Point - Just outside Flushing, near Falmouth
Trethevy Quoit - Near St Cleer
Tintagel - Near Camelford
Sennen Cove - Near Sennen
Levant Mine - Near Pendeen
Porthcurno Beach - Near St Buryan
Mousehole - Near Newlyn
Breageside - Just outside Porthleven
Carn Euny - Near Sancreed
Gwennap Head - Just outside Porthgwarra
Newlyn Harbour - West Cornwall
Wheal Owles - Near St Just-In-Penwith
St Nectan's Kieve - Near Tintagel
Mevagissey - Near St Austell
Altarnun Church - Near Launceston
Castle-An-Dinas - Near St Columb Major
Great Wheal Charlotte - Near St Agnes
Grade Church - Lizard Peninsula
Golitha Falls - Bodmin Moor
Kynance Cove - Lizard Peninsula
Logan Rock - Near Porthcurno
Lusty Glaze Beach - Newquay
Mawgan Porth - Near Newquay
Port Gaverne - Near Port Isaac
Port Isaac - Near Wadebridge
Whipsiderry Beach - Near Newquay
St Ruan Holy Well - Lizard Peninsula
Trevelgue Head - Near Newquay
Porth Beach - Near Newquay
Porth Island Blowhole - Near Newquay
Predannack Wollas - Lizard Peninsula
Round Wood - Near Truro
Port Quin - Near Port Isaac
Porthtowan Beach - Near Redruth
Cadson Bury - Near Liskeard
Duckpool Bay - Near Bude
Duloe Holy Well - Near Liskeard
Flushing - Near Falmouth
Chûn Quoit - Near St Just-In-Penwith
Ding Dong Mine - Near Madron
Zennor - Near St Ives
St Nectan Chapel - Near Lostwithiel
Maker Holy Well - Rame Peninsula
Rame Head - Rame Peninsula
Hurlers Stone Circle - Bodmin Moor
Tehidy Country Park - Near Camborne
Mylor Church - Mylor Churchtown
Kilkhampton Common - Near Kilkhampton
Rospletha Cross - On footpath between Porthcurno and St Levan
Tregeseal East Stone Circle - Near St Just-In-Penwith
Lanyon Quoit - Near Madron
Dupath Well - Near Callington
Carn Euny Holy Well - Near Sancreed
Men-An-Tol - Near Madron
St Just-in-Penwith - West Cornwall
Sancreed Holy Well - Near Sancreed
Fishing Cove - Gunwalloe
Dozmary Pool - Bodmin Moor
Treyarnon Bay - Near Padstow
Porthchapel Beach - Near Porthcurno
Church Cove - Gunwalloe
Penberth Cove - Near Porthcurno
Kernewek (Cornish) -
Zoe McAden - I See Fire - live @ The Dancing Sto
Zoe McAden
I See Fire by Ed Sheeran
Performed live at the Tregeseal East Stone Circle - The Dancing Stones, St Just, Cornwall. Carn Kenidjack standing in for Weathertop: Amon Sûl.
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Tregeseal And Porth Nanven
Through the wilderness of Tregeseal And Porth Nanven.
Cornwall circular coastal walk past the Merry Maidens and Lamorna.
This walk is approximately 6 miles and takes 3.5 hours as it has a moderate amount of hills and rocky paths particularly on the coastal path.
This circular walk starts at the Merry Maidens parking spot, After visiting the Merry Maidens you head up the B3315 away from the Maidens towards Porthcurno. Take the left turn 100m past Boskenna Cross and pass St Loy to reach the coastal path. (You can't take any of the prior paths you pass to access the coastal path as the farm lanes are private). At the coastal path turn left and stay on it to Lamorna Cove. At Lamorna take the road up the valley taking the footpath past New Town before you reach the top. This leads you back to the Merry Maidens.
I used OS map Explorer 102.
1968, BEA Helicopter To Scilly, Return Flight/Penzance Heliport/St Martins/St Agnes.
Taken from an 8mm reel of a 1968 holiday, showing the BEA helicopter landing at Penzance, views of St Martins/St Agnes, and then the Helicopter landing at St Mary's, the flight back to the mainland and Penzance Heliport.
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