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Mên-an-Tol

The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of standing stones in , England. It is about three miles northwest of . It is also known locally as the "Crick Stone".
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Photo: Bkroll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: standing stones near the Madron–Morvah road in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Men an Toll”, “Men-an-Tol”, and “Stone setting and holed stone known as the Men-an-Tol, 315m south east of Coronation Farm”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mên Scryfa and Boskednan stone circle.

Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an inscribed standing stone in , England, United Kingdom. The inscription, dating to the early medieval period, commemorates "Rialobranus son of Cunovalus."… is situated 1,200 feet north of Mên-an-Tol.

Archaeological site
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a partially restored prehistoric stone circle near , around 4 miles northwest of the town of in , United Kingdom. is situated 2,600 feet east of Mên-an-Tol.

Archaeological site
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a barrow on the Penwith Moors between and near the hamlet of in , . The barrow is Neolithic and was excavated in 1984, causing little disturbance to the ancient site. is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Mên-an-Tol.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lanyon and Little Bosullow.

Hamlet
Photo: Jowaninpensans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet in the parish of in , England, UK. It is situated on a north facing slope on the Madron to road. The nearest town is 4 miles to the south.

Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the civil parish of , , England, UK. is to the west, Bosullow is on the B3312 Madron to road and Bosullow Common is to the north.

Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet near Mulfra Hill northwest of Penzance in west , England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of . The , also called the Nine Maidens of , is nearby.

Mên-an-Tol

Latitude
50.15856° or 50° 9′ 31″ north
Longitude
-5.6045° or 5° 36′ 16″ west
Elevation
630 feet (192 metres)
Open location code
9C2P595W+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 390207429
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
10173821
Wiki­data ID
Q1899569
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Tamil—“Mên-an-Tol” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Mên-an-Tol”
  • Catalan: “Men-an Tol, a Cornualla”
  • Cebuano: “Mên-an-Tol”
  • Cornish: “Men an Toll”
  • Cornish: “Mên-an-Tol”
  • Danish: “Mên-an-Tol”
  • Dutch: “Men-an-Tol”
  • Dutch: “Mên-an-Tol”
  • French: “Men-an-Tol”
  • French: “Mên-an-Tol”
  • German: “Men-an-Tol”
  • German: “Mên-an-Tol”
  • Italian: “Mên-an-Tol”
  • Polish: “Mên-an-Tol”
  • Russian: “Мен-ан-Тол”
  • Swedish: “Mên-an-Tol”
  • Tamil: “பெருங்கல் சவுக்கை”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mên-an-Tol”. Photo: Bkroll, CC BY-SA 3.0.