Please consider donating to help cover our hosting costs. Thanks!

Please report any monoliths we may be missing, or update existing ones with new or better information. Thanks!

Merry Maidens stone circle, Cornwall, England

Map
Location Accuracy
Exact
Description

This is Britain's fourth monolith. It appeared at Merry Maiden's Circle, one of Britain's most ancient stone circles. The monolith was found at sunset on Friday December 11.

Notes
The Merry Maidens (grid reference SW432245), also known as Dawn's Men (a likely corruption of the Cornish Dans Maen "Stone Dance") is a late neolithic stone circle located 2 miles (3 km) to the south of the village of St Buryan, in Cornwall, United Kingdom. A pair of standing stones, The Pipers is associated both geographically and in legend.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Maidens
Dates & Classification
Date Spotted
Classification
Questionable monoliths, not confirmed to be knockoffs but likely considering the origin or appearance of the monolith.
Multiple Monoliths
Physical Qualities
Material
Stainless Steel
Construction
Wooden Core
Number of Sides
Three Sided (Typical Monolith Design)
Texture
Unfinished surface
Top Geometry
Inclined Plane
Height
3.00 meters
Markings
No Markings