Carfury N (Standing Stone / Menhir) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Carfury N (Standing Stone / Menhir) by markj99

Carfury N Recumbent Stone viewed from ENE.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

markj99 Apr 7, 2026

Image of Carfury N (Standing Stone / Menhir) by markj99

Carfury N Recumbent Stone viewed from WSW.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

markj99 Apr 7, 2026

Image of Carfury N (Standing Stone / Menhir) by markj99

Carfury N Recumbent Stone viewed from NNW.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone

markj99 Apr 7, 2026

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Carfury N

Standing Stone / Menhir

markj99 Apr 7, 2026

Directions to Carfury N: I followed a short route c. 0.2 mile from a tight passing place on the minor road from Carfury to Boskednan taking in Carfury Hedge Stone and Carfury N & S Stones on rough ground.

There is room to park carefully in a passing place at SW 4426 3408 between Carfury and Boskednan. Walk WNW into the field on the left for c. 50 yards then head SW across a shallow stream. Continue SW for c. 50 yards to a gap in a hedge. Follow a rough path SW for c. 150 yards to reach a possible standing stone built into a hedge on your left. The terrain becomes difficult from here. Head W from the hedge stone to a small gap in the bank. Crawl through the gap then continue WNW through pathless vegetation for c. 50 yards to cross a low grassy wall. Head SW for c. 25 yards on the NW side of the wall to find a 12 foot recumbent stone, Carfury N Stone lying parallel to the wall. Continue SW on the NW side of the wall for c. 40 yards to reach Carfury S Standing Stone. My route can be viewed on Carfury Standing Stones.

Carfury N

Standing Stone / Menhir

markj99 Apr 7, 2026

Carfury N Standing Stone is a 12 foot long recumbent stone, lying c. 40 yards NE of Carfury S Stone on a scrubby hillside c. 0.5 miles W of Carfury, a hamlet in Cornwall. The horizontal stone is a similar shape and size to its vertical neighbour. It is possible that Carfury N & S were a pair of standing stones historically.

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Entrance Grave • 0.94km W

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Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 1.14km WSW

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Nine Maidens of Boskednan

Stone Circle • 1.19km NW

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.25km W

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Bodrifty Reconstruction

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Madron Holy Well

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Cairn(s) • 1.43km WNW

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.45km NNE

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.54km NE

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Mulfra Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.73km NE

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West Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 1.73km WSW

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The Four Parish Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 1.74km WNW

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Bodrifty Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 1.77km NNE

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Mulfra Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 1.8km NE

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Men Scryfa

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.83km WNW

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Mulfra Hill round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 1.85km NNE

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2
Burnt Downs Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 1.87km W

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1
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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2km NNW

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Crankan courtyard settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.12km ENE
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Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.15km ENE

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.19km SSW

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Natural Rock Feature • 2.45km NW

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Round Barrow(s) • 2.47km N

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Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 2.5km NNW

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3km W

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.12km W

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5
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Fogou • 3.13km NNW
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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.21km NNW
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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.21km W

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Fogou • 3.23km SW

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Porthmeor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.27km NW

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Trevowhan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.29km W

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.31km ENE

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.47km NNE

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.52km NW
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Cairn(s) • 3.53km NE

10

2
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3
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Round Barrow(s) • 3.67km W

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2
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Round Barrow(s) • 3.78km SW

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1
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Fogou • 3.87km E

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.89km SW
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Round Barrow(s) • 3.91km WSW

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.14km N

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Zennor Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 4.92km NNE

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.01km WSW

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Round Barrow(s) • 5.06km W

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Cairn(s) • 5.17km SSW

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.61km NE

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.12km SSE

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Entrance Grave • 6.3km WSW

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Fogou • 6.35km W

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.51km SSW

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Enclosure • 6.53km SW

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Sacred Well • 6.57km SW

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.61km SSE

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.63km SSE

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.73km SSW

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.75km SE

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.93km SSW

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3
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Round Barrow(s) • 7.15km ENE

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Boscawen-Un (footpath)

Standing Stones • 7.19km SSW

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.2km SSW

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Cairn(s) • 7.34km SW

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.38km WSW

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Cairn(s) • 7.72km NE

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Round Barrow(s) • 7.92km SW

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Natural Rock Feature • 7.93km SSE

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Cairn(s) • 8.04km SW

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Hillfort • 8.04km ENE

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1

13
Chapel Carn Brea

Entrance Grave • 8.06km SW

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Long Cairn • 8.12km SW

13

2
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Sacred Well • 8.26km ENE

1

1
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Natural Rock Feature • 8.42km E

20

1

10
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Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.57km SSW

17

1

3
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Cliff Fort • 8.61km WSW

29

4
Castallack

Cup Marked Stone • 8.62km SSE

9

2
Merlin’s Rock and the Mousehole

Natural Rock Feature • 8.64km SE

1
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Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.64km SSE

6

2
Castallack Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.64km SSE

5

3
Castallack Carn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.64km SSE

3

2
The Bowl Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 8.66km ENE

4

4
Kenidjack Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 8.69km WSW

11

1
Boleigh Fogou

Fogou • 8.82km SSE

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4

16

2
Carn Gluze

Chambered Cairn • 8.92km WSW

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2

9
Swingate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.97km SSE

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3
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Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.98km ENE

9

5
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Kerbed Cairn • 9.11km WSW

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Tregiffian Vean

Chambered Tomb • 9.21km SW

14

1

3
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Standing Stones • 9.23km S

87

9
Cape Cornwall

Cliff Fort • 9.24km WSW

14

2
Trevedra Common

Round Barrow(s) • 9.31km SW

1
Nanjulian

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.33km SW
Boscregan

Cairn(s) • 9.35km WSW

26

2
The Merry Maidens

Stone Circle • 9.45km S

114

3

2

30
Kemyel

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.46km SSE

8

3
Tregiffian

Entrance Grave • 9.57km S

70

14
Gûn Rith Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.58km S

44

2

10
Kemyel 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.6km SSE

4

1
Choone

Holed Stone • 9.8km S

8

4
Carbis Bay Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.86km ENE

5

4
Alsia Holy Well

Sacred Well • 10.08km SSW

7

5
Boscawen-Ros

Standing Stones • 10.19km S

31

1

4
Escalls Cliff

Kerbed Cairn • 10.31km SW

11

2
Treverven

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.52km SSW

24

3
The Fairy Well

Sacred Well • 10.57km ENE

6

3
Trevear

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.77km SW

1
Treveneague Fogou

Fogou • 11.12km E

1

2
Table Mên

Natural Rock Feature • 11.46km SW

3

2
Mayon Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.51km SW

3

1
St Erth Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.72km ENE
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Hillfort • 11.98km ENE

9
Sennen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.03km SW

2

3
Mayon Cliff

Cairn(s) • 12.12km SW

28

4
Maen Castle

Cliff Fort • 12.39km SW

42

1

3
Cudden Point

Rocky Outcrop • 12.55km E

1

1
Treryn Dinas

Cliff Fort • 12.57km SSW

49

1

1

15
St. Levan’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.25km SSW

8

5
St. Levan’s Well

Sacred Well • 13.46km SSW

7

1
Pordenack Point

Round Barrow(s) • 13.58km SW

18

2
Phillack Towans

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.62km ENE

5

1
Carn Les Boel

Cliff Fort • 13.75km SW

25

1

3
Roskestal West Cliff

Round Cairn • 14.07km SSW

1
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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.35km ENE
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Enclosure • 15.37km E

6

1

1
Castle Pencaire

Hillfort • 16.31km E

25

1

3
Godrevy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.82km NE

15

1

3
Tregonning Hill

Kerbed Cairn • 16.86km E

11
Connor Downs

Round Barrow(s) • 16.98km ENE
Trewavas Cliff

Chambered Cairn • 17.28km E

14

3
Camel Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 17.4km E

5

1
Gear Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.75km ENE
Drym Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.81km ENE
Hudder Down

Round Barrow(s) • 19.01km ENE

10

1
The Hood

Enclosure • 19.25km ENE

1

2
Tregear Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.9km ENE