King Doniert’s Stone
King Doniert's Stone consists of two pieces of a decorated 9th-century cross, near St Cleer on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. The inscription is believed to commemorate Dungarth, King of Cornwall, who died around 875.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Celtic illustrated stone in Cornwall
- Also known as: “Menkov Donyerth Ruw”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trethevy Quoit and Craddock Moor stone circle.
Trethevy Quoit
Archaeological site
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trethevy Quoit is a well-preserved megalithic structure between St Cleer and Darite in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is known locally as "the giant's house". Trethevy Quoit is situated 1½ miles east of King Doniert’s Stone.
Craddock Moor stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craddock Moor Stone Circle or Craddock Moor Circle is a stone circle located near Minions on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, UK. It is situated around half a mile Northwest of The Hurlers. Craddock Moor stone circle is situated 2 miles north of King Doniert’s Stone.
The Hurlers
The Hurlers is a group of three stone circles in the civil parish of St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK. The site is half-a-mile west of the village of Minions on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor, and approximately four miles north of Liskeard. The Hurlers is situated 2 miles northeast of King Doniert’s Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Common Moor and Tremar Coombe.
Common Moor
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Common Moor or Commonmoor is a hamlet in Cornwall, England. It is about a mile north of St Cleer. It does not have a public telephone box or post office but does have a letter box.
Tremar Coombe
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tremar Coombe is a small hamlet situated in the former Caradon District north of Liskeard in Cornwall. "Tremar" means "Mark's farm" or "Horse farm" in Cornish.
Tremar
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tremar is a hamlet in the parish of St Cleer, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about 1 km south of Darite and includes Lower Tremar and Venland Cross.
King Doniert’s Stone
- Categories: archaeological artefact, historic site, history museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: St Cleer, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.4928° or 50° 29′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.48817° or 4° 29′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C2QFGV6+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 2600533435OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q946346
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“King Doniert’s Stone” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حجر الملك دونيرت”
- Chinese: “國王多尼亞特之石”
- Cornish: “Menkov Donyerth Ruw”
- German: “King Doniert’s Stone”
- Italian: “King Doniert’s Stone”
- Italian: “Pietra di re Doniert”
- Welsh: “Maen y Brenin Donyerth”
- Welsh: “Menkov Donyerth Ruw”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Cleer Playing Field and St Cleer Parish Sports Field.
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