Tregiffian Burial Chamber and The Merry Maidens Stone Circle, Penzance, West Cornwall TR19 6BQ. Free Entry

Details

Accessibility

Brief description

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Maidens

2025: "The Merry Maidens (grid reference SW432245), also known as Dawn's Men (a likely corruption of the Cornish Dons Men "Stone Dance") is a Late Neolithic stone circle located 2 miles (3 km) to the south of the village of St Buryan, in Cornwall. A pair of standing stones, The Pipers is associated both geographically and in legend. 

The circle, which is thought to be complete, comprises nineteen granite megaliths and is situated in a field alongside the B3315 between Newlyn and Land's End. The stones are approximately 1.2 metres high, with the tallest standing 1.4 metres. They are spaced three to four metres apart with a larger gap between the stones on the east side. The circle is approximately twenty-four metres in diameter. To the south is another stone which suggests a possible north–south orientation. In earlier times there was another stone circle located 200 metres away, but this had been destroyed by the end of the 19th century. 300 metres to the northeast are The Pipers – two 3-metre-high standing stones. These have been described as "largest surviving standing stones in Cornwall and probably the best known".[1] The Tregiffian Burial Chamber is nearby."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tregiffian_Burial_Chamber

2024: "The Tregiffian Burial Chamber (Cornish: Hirvedh Treguhyon)[1] is a Neolithic or early Bronze Age chambered tomb. It is near Lamorna in west Cornwall, United Kingdom (grid reference SW430244). It is a rare form of a passage grave, known as an Entrance grave. It has an entrance passage, lined with stone slabs, which leads into a central chamber. This type of tomb is also found in the neighbouring Isles of Scilly."

Address

Tregiffian Burial Chamber, Penzance, West Cornwall TR19 6BQ

+ The Merry Maidens Stone Circle

B3315

Penzance

TR19 6BQ

Email

Phone

Website

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/tregiffian-burial-chamber/

Directions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tregiffian_Burial_Chamber

Tregiffian is in southwest Cornwall in the District of Penwith south of Penzance between St Buryan and Lamorna. It lies close to The Merry Maidens stone circle. The site is managed by the Cornwall Heritage Trust on behalf of English Heritage.[2]

"The burial chamber is two miles southeast of St. Buryan on the B3315. There is a small parking area for the Merry Maidens Stone Circle, a short distance away from the chamber. The chamber can be found by following the road to the south-west. Please take care walking along the grass verge."

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Free Entry

Open any reasonable time during daylight hours

Transport

Amenities

Dogs on leads are welcome.

The Merry Maidens Stone Circle

B3315

Penzance

TR19 6BQ