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 St Buryan, in Cornwall. A pair of standing stones, The Pipers is associated both geographically and in legend.Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: MikPeach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Tregiffian Burial Chamber
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
50°03′52″N 5°35′30″W / 50.064531°N 5.591786°W The Tregiffian Burial Chamber is a Neolithic or early Bronze Age chambered tomb. Tregiffian Burial Chamber is situated 310 metres southwest of The Merry Maidens.
The Pipers
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pipers are a pair of standing stones near The Merry Maidens stone circle located 2 miles to the south of the village of St Buryan, in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The Pipers is situated 330 metres northeast of The Merry Maidens.
Tater Du Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tater Du Lighthouse is Cornwall's most recently built lighthouse. Tater Du Lighthouse is situated 1½ km southeast of The Merry Maidens.
Localities in the Area
Lamorna
Village
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lamorna is a village, valley and cove in west Cornwall, England, UK.
St Loy's Cove
Locality
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Loy's Cove is a small wooded valley and beach in the civil parish of St Buryan in Cornwall, England, UK.
Castallack
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Simkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castallack is a hamlet in the civil parish of St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul in west Cornwall, England, UK.
The Merry Maidens
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: stone circle in St Buryan, St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul, England, UK
- Categories: stone circle, tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: St Buryan, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.06607° or 50° 3' 58" northLongitude
-5.58856° or 5° 35' 19" westElevation
103 metres (338 feet)Open Location Code
9C2P3C86+CHGeoNames ID
10173820Wikidata ID
Q1922063The Merry Maidens Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Cebuano: Merry Maidens
- Cornish: Dons Meyn Rosmodres
- English: Dawn's Men
- English: Dawns Men
- English: Merry Maidens
- English: The Merry Maidens (or Dawns Men) stone circle
- German: Merry Maidens
- Italian: Merry Maidens
- Swedish: Merry Maidens
- Welsh: Dons Meyn Rosmodres
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Localities
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- Ship Inn MouseholeHotel, 4 km northeast
- Torwood HouseHotel, 6 km northeast
- QueensHotel, 6 km northeast
- The Tarbert And RestaurantHotel, 7 km northeast
- Penzance Wet DockDock, 7 km northeast
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page The Merry Maidens. Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.