Hill forts · South West England
Stannon stone circle
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Stannon stone circle — stone circle on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Stannon stone circle is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "stone circle on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England". Coordinates: 50.5895°, -4.6503°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bodmin Moor, North SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Camel Valley and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Stannon stone circle (also known as Stannon circle or simply Stannon) is a stone circle located near St. Breward on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England.
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Background
Description
Stannon takes its name from the nearby farm and is sited between two streams on the gentle slopes of Dinnever Hill, two and a half miles southeast of Camelford. It is overlooked on one side by a massive china clay works that now blights the landscape. The circle's remoteness is part of its charm with only the wild animals of the moor likely to be encountered. Stannon stone circle is a fine example of a Cornish ring and contains 47 upright stones, 30 recumbent and 2 displaced regularly spaced within an impressive 42.6 m by 40.5 m metre circle with four outlying, jagged stones. The stones average size is around 0.5 m with the largest stone in the group having a base width of over 1.2 m. Like…
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- Coordinates
- 50.5895, -4.6503
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Breward
- Postcode
- PL32 9QA
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
Sources
- wikidata: Q7600136 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stannon stone circle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stone Circle with modern china clay works. - geograph.org.uk - 418770.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stannon stone circle?
- Stannon stone circle is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL32 9QA), in the parish of St. Breward.
- What is Stannon stone circle?
- Stannon stone circle — stone circle on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England.
- How do I get to Stannon stone circle?
- Drivers can use postcode PL32 9QA.
- Is Stannon stone circle a protected site?
- Yes — Stannon stone circle is part of the Bodmin Moor, North SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Camel Valley and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Stannon stone circle free to visit?
- Yes, Stannon stone circle is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stannon stone circle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL32 9QA. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.