Mên-an-Tol — Morvah
Bronze Age (2000–1500 BCE?)·Cornish Bronze Age·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
About
About Mên-an-Tol — Morvah
Mên-an-Tol — Morvah in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Bronze Age (2000–1500 BCE?) megalithic attributed to Cornish Bronze Age. Famous holed stone with folklore of curing by passing through, possible remnant of stone circle, aligned with Nine Maidens. Excavations and surveys provide calibrated chronology and architectural analysis.
Why it mattersKey Cornish Bronze Age site preserving megalithic architecture of the Cornwall, England region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology precision
- 02Landscape setting function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial burial aggregation
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (2000–1500 BCE?)
- Culture
- Cornish Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Holed stone circle aligner: central holed stone 1.3 m with 50 cm hole flanked by two uprights in 4-stone setting
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1890 CE
Antiquarian recording
On the ground
Structures & features
50.1580° N · 5.6040° W · 130 m · 3 mapped features
Mên-an-Tol — Morvah — Principal Chamber
chamberMain chamber at Mên-an-Tol — Morvah
50.1582° N · 5.6039° WMên-an-Tol — Morvah — Kerb and Cairn
cairnPerimeter kerb and cairn at Mên-an-Tol — Morvah
50.1578° N · 5.6038° WMên-an-Tol — Morvah — Outlier/Alignment Stone
standing stoneOutlier stone associated with Mên-an-Tol — Morvah
50.1585° N · 5.6043° W