![]() ![]() The circle dates from either the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Like Fernacre, Stannon is an example of Alexander Thom's Type A flattened circle, being noticeably flattened on the north side. The stones average size is around 0.5 metres (1.6 ft) with the largest stone in the group having a base width of over 1.2 metres (3.9 ft). Stannon stone circle is a fine example of a Cornish ring and contains 47 upright stones, 30 recumbent and 2 displaced regularly spaced within an impressive 42.6 metres (140 ft) by 40.5 metres (133 ft) metre circle with four outlying, jagged stones. The circle's remoteness is part of its charm with only the wild animals of the moor likely to be encountered. It is overlooked on one side by a massive china clay works that now blights the landscape. Stannon takes its name from the nearby farm and is sited between two streams on the gentle slopes of Dinnever Hill, two and a half miles southeast of Camelford. Breward on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England. ![]() Stannon stone circle (also known as Stannon circle or simply Stannon) is a stone circle located near St. ![]()
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