Verified50.1300° N · 5.6580° W · 130 m
Tregeseal Stone Circle — St Just
Late Neolithic·Cornish Neolithic·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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About Tregeseal Stone Circle — St Just
Tregeseal Stone Circle — St Just in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic megalithic attributed to Cornish Neolithic. East of Tregeseal village, heavily robbed circle re-erected partially. Surveys document interior and comparative analysis.
Why it mattersImportant Cornish Neolithic megalithic of the Cornwall, England region
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
- 02Landscape organisation
Theories
- 01Ceremonial aggregation
- 02Subsistence base
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic
- Culture
- Cornish Neolithic
- Purpose
- 19 stones (9 upright, 10 fallen) in 21 m circle on moor near Carn Kenidjack
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
50.1300° N · 5.6580° W · 130 m · 3 mapped features
Tregeseal Stone Circle — St Just — Main Chamber
chamberPrimary chamber
50.1302° N · 5.6579° WTregeseal Stone Circle — St Just — Kerb/Circle Stones
circleCircuit stones
50.1298° N · 5.6578° WTregeseal Stone Circle — St Just — Outlier
standing stoneAssociated outlier stone
50.1305° N · 5.6582° W