Porthmeor (Treen Common)

Nearest town:
Penzance (6km SE)
OS reference:
SW444366
OS sheet:
203
Latitude:
50° 10' 24.8 N
Longitude:
5° 34' 48.57 W
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Images

Image of Porthmeor (Treen Common) (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

The stones of Treen Common, with a backdrop of Hannibal’s Carn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (17.6.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 31, 2014
Image of Porthmeor (Treen Common) (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

Looking south across the “circle” to the tallest stone.

Image credit: A. Brookes (21.10.2009)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 12, 2009
Image of Porthmeor (Treen Common) (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

The north-western arc, disappearing in autumn bracken and grass.

Image credit: A. Brookes (21.10.2009)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 12, 2009
Image of Porthmeor (Treen Common) (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

The tallest of the remaining standing stones from the “circle”.

Image credit: A.Brookes (26.6.2008)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 22, 2008
Image of Porthmeor (Treen Common) (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

Looking south-west. Mulfra barrows are just over the horizon.

Image credit: A.Brookes (26.6.2008)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 22, 2008
Image of Porthmeor (Treen Common) (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

Treen Common “circle” looking north-west towards Carn Galva and Watch Croft. Not the best time of year to see this!

Image credit: A.Brookes (26.6.2008)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 22, 2008

Articles

Porthmeor (Treen Common)

thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 17, 2011

I have been here a couple of times before, but I was aware that CASPN had been due to carry out one of their volunteer-assisted clear ups, so I was hopeful that it would be easier to make out some of the stones. And so it proved to be. I am still unconvinced by this as a stone circle. It bears no real similarity to the four marvellous stone circles that can still be seen in West Penwith. It’s much bigger in diameter and the stones do not seem to have been carefully selected for their aesthetic quality. On the other hand, the stones all stand alone, none of them are placed contiguously with the others. The solitary stone on the south side wouldn’t be out of place in a “proper” stone circle. To my mind, this seems more likely to have been an Iron Age enclosure or pound, now largely robbed away to leave a ring of individual stones.

Porthmeor (Treen Common)

paul1970
paul1970 Dec 4, 2002

In a ruinous state it may be, but this circle caught my eye as I drove past. Situated in wet moorland, there are signs that a fire destroyed all the surrounding grassland a while back, exposing this beauty! I’ve lost count of the stones, but there’s a good few!! There’s a strong energy here, not as much as others, but the power of the land is obvious. Very close to the road, but far enough away to sit and drift....
Enjoy it... I do, regulary.

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