The Merry Maidens

The Merry Maidens, also known as Dawn's Men is a Late Neolithic stone circle located 2 miles to the south of the village of , in . A pair of standing stones, The Pipers is associated both geographically and in legend.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of around 340 feet (100 metres)
  • Description: stone circle in St Buryan, St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Dawn’s Men”
    “Merry Maidens”
    “The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tregiffian Burial Chamber and The Pipers.
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The is a Neolithic or early Bronze Age chambered cairn. is situated 1,000 feet southwest of The Merry Maidens.
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are a pair of standing stones near… is situated 1,100 feet northeast of The Merry Maidens.
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is 's most recently built lighthouse. is situated 1 mile southeast of The Merry Maidens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lamorna and St Loy’s Cove.
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is a village, valley and cove in west , England, UK.
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St Loy's Cove is a small wooded valley and beach…
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is a hamlet in the civil parish…

The Merry Maidens

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Latitude
50.06607° or 50° 3′ 58″ north
Longitude
-5.58856° or 5° 35′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C2P3C86+CH
Geo­Names ID
10173820
Wiki­data ID
Q1922063

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“The Merry Maidens” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Merry Maidens”
  • Cornish: “Dons Meyn Rosmodres”
  • Dutch: “Merry Maidens Stone Circle”
  • German: “Merry Maidens”
  • Italian: “Merry Maidens”
  • Swedish: “Merry Maidens”
  • Welsh: “Dons Meyn Rosmodres”

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