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Merry Maidens, Cornwall

The Merry Maidens stone circle dates from the late neolithic period and is located 2 miles to the south of the village of St Buryan, in Cornwall.

The circle comprises of 19 granite megaliths and is situated in a field alongside the B3315 between Newlyn and Land's End.

The local legend tells of how the 19 stones were originally young maidens, turned into stone, as punishment for dancing on a Sunday.

 

 

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Uploaded on September 24, 2010
Taken on August 12, 2010