Wheal Buller Menhir — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Wheal Buller Menhir by thesweetcheat

Looking towards Botrea barrows on Deveral Common. One of the disc barrows is silhouetted on the skyline, centre. The others are over the crest of the hill.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.6.2021)

thesweetcheat May 8, 2022

Image of Wheal Buller Menhir by thesweetcheat

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.6.2021)

thesweetcheat May 8, 2022

Image of Wheal Buller Menhir by thesweetcheat

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.6.2021)

thesweetcheat May 8, 2022

Image of Wheal Buller Menhir by texlahoma

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texlahoma Jan 5, 2022

Image of Wheal Buller Menhir by texlahoma

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texlahoma Jan 5, 2022

Image of Wheal Buller Menhir by Zeb

10 November 2021 CE

Zeb Nov 15, 2021

Image of Wheal Buller Menhir by formicaant

Looking south from the other side of a very busy road.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 16/06/07

formicaant Jul 9, 2007

Image of Wheal Buller Menhir by Mr Hamhead

Mr Hamhead Mar 23, 2005

Image of Wheal Buller Menhir by ocifant

This really is a monster of a stone!

Image credit: Alan S>

ocifant Jun 24, 2004

Image of Wheal Buller Menhir by Gazza

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Gazza Oct 17, 2001

Articles

Wheal Buller Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir

Mr Hamhead Mar 23, 2005

Mentioned in “The Romance of the Stones” as a possible menhir it was erected in 1980 when the road was being improved. Not easily missed! it sits beside the road not far from Chun Quoit. Is it or isn’t it? was it or wasn’t it?

Does it matter....how do we know every other stone is original, many of the stone circles in Cornwall were reerected in the late 1800’s early 1900’s and not allways using the original stones.

Wheal Buller Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir

G

Gazza Jun 9, 2000

This site may or may not be a genuine longstone, but all the evidence points to it being ok. Apparently this fine 11 foot stone was found buried in a Cornish hedge by landscape contractors who were widening the driveway to the farm. They erected it in the hedge, and it forms a really impressive sight, visible from a long way off and now being colonised by rampant ivy. No-one cal really say if it was once standing, but it looks and feels the part, and lots of ex-longstones still lie in hedges just waiting to be set up again. Judge for yourself !

Wheal Buller Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir

pure joy Jan 10, 2003

This menhir is not in either Craig Weatherhill’s ‘Belerion: Ancient Sites of Land’s End’ (Cornwall Books – 1981) or in Ian McNeil Cooke’s ‘Standing Stones of the Land’s End’ (1998 Men-an-Tol
Studio), but heh, Cornwall is full of ancient sites. Maybe this is just one that has yet to be realised, or one that has been so messed up through history that it’s hard to be sure what the reality is.

Sites within 20km of Wheal Buller Menhir

Botrea Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.61km SSE

18

1
Boswens Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.02km NNW

35

2
Bosvenning Common

Round Barrow(s) • 1.29km E

10

1
Higher Bodinnar Fogou

Fogou • 1.31km ENE

3
Tregeseal Holed Stones

Holed Stone • 1.47km W

56

2
Chy-Gwidden Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.54km E
Truthwall Common

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.56km W

42

2
Boslow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.62km WNW

17

2
Tregeseal

Stone Circle • 1.7km W

104

3

19

2
Hailglower Farm

Round Cairn • 1.72km W

1

1
Higher Downs

Round Barrow(s) • 1.74km NNW

2
Carn Kenidjack

Natural Rock Feature • 1.77km WNW

14

4

2
Portheras Common Barrow

Round Cairn • 1.86km WNW

28

3
Higher Botallack

Round Barrow(s) • 2.15km W

3

2
Chûn Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 2.2km NNW

84

2

16

1
Tregeseal Entrance Grave

Entrance Grave • 2.21km W

10

1
Chûn Castle

Hillfort • 2.22km N

47

4
Carn Bean barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.35km WNW

4

2
Bosullow Trehyllys Courtyard House Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.5km N

16

4
Chûn

Round Barrow(s) • 2.51km N

2
Bartinne Castle Enclosure

Enclosure • 2.57km S

11

4
Sancreed Beacon

Cairn(s) • 2.64km SE

24

2
Kerrow Bosullow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.68km NNE

1

1
Bosworlas Lehau

Natural Rock Feature • 2.72km WSW

2
Tremayne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.82km E

4

3
Caer Bran

Hillfort • 2.84km SSE

24

1

3
West Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 2.89km NE

4

5
St Euny’s Well

Sacred Well • 2.91km S

22

5
Sancreed Holy Well

Sacred Well • 2.96km ESE

18

13
Trewern

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.99km ENE

4

2
Carn Euny Fogou & Village

Fogou • 3km SSE

113

1

2

21

4
Crofto

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3km NNW
Trewern Round

Enclosure • 3.09km ENE

7

2

2
Numphra

Kerbed Cairn • 3.1km SW
The Selus Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.11km WSW

5

1
Boswarthen Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 3.29km SE

3

1
Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.35km NE

109

1

18

1
Trevowhan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.37km N

1
Tredinney Barrow

Cairn(s) • 3.48km S

19

1
Tom Thumb Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 3.55km WSW

3

2

1
Brane

Entrance Grave • 3.6km SSE

30

9
Trevean Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.66km N

7

1
Lanyon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.69km NE

6

1
Goldherring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.7km SE

9

1
Botallack

Stone Circle • 3.73km W

1

1

1
Bosiliack Barrow

Entrance Grave • 3.75km NE

44

5
Brane Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.79km SSE

7

3
Little Brea

Round Barrow(s) • 3.82km SSW

2
The Giant’s Grave (Morvah)

Natural Rock Feature • 3.87km NNW

1

1
Burnt Downs Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 3.88km NNE

2

1
Lower Boscaswell Fogou

Fogou • 3.89km WNW

15

4
Men-An-Tol

Holed Stone • 3.99km NE

97

3

43

3
Chapel Carn Brea North

Cairn(s) • 4.02km SSW

13
Chapel Carn Brea

Entrance Grave • 4.07km SSW

57

1

9
Trevean North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.07km N

5
Chapel Carn Brea long cairn

Long Cairn • 4.14km SSW

13

2
Creeg Tol

Natural Rock Feature • 4.17km SSE

7

5
Chypraze

Round Barrow(s) • 4.19km NW

14

1

1
Ding Dong Lane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.24km NE

11

1
Men Scryfa

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.29km NE

48

13

1
Watch Croft

Cairn(s) • 4.33km NNE

35

1

5
Watch Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.33km NNE

28

2
Pendeen Vau

Fogou • 4.33km NW

26

1

9
Venton Bebibell

Sacred Well • 4.33km NE

4

1
The Blind Fiddler

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.35km ESE

51

9
Boscawen-Un hedge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.36km SE

10

6
Boscawen Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.36km SE

11

2
Carfury

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.38km NE

15

5
Madron Holy Well

Sacred Well • 4.49km ENE

18

13
Boscawen-Un (footpath)

Standing Stones • 4.51km SE

3

2
Boscawen-Ûn

Stone Circle • 4.51km SE

113

2

6

33

4
The Four Parish Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 4.54km NE

7

3
Boskednan Southern Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 4.55km NE

15

2
Boskednan Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 4.65km NE

33

4
Nine Maidens of Boskednan

Stone Circle • 4.66km NE

113

4

19
Carn Gluze

Chambered Cairn • 4.71km WSW

70

2

9
Letcha

Kerbed Cairn • 4.74km WSW

9
Kenidjack Castle

Cliff Fort • 4.75km W

29

4
Kenidjack Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 4.79km W

11

1
Changwens Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.83km SE

3

1
Nanjulian

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.93km SW
Drift Stones

Standing Stones • 4.94km ESE

44

10

1
Boscregan

Cairn(s) • 4.95km WSW

26

2
Little Galva

Ring Cairn • 4.96km NE

4

1
Tregiffian Vean

Chambered Tomb • 5.01km SSW

14

1

3
Carn Galva

Tor enclosure • 5.09km NNE

23

6
Cape Cornwall

Cliff Fort • 5.18km WSW

14

2
Trelew Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.28km SE

12

3
Bosigran Cliff

Cliff Fort • 5.29km N

30

2
Hannibal’s Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 5.34km NNE

3

1
Lesingey Round

Hillfort • 5.36km E

12

1
Pridden

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.4km SE

2

2
Bosporthennis 'Beehive Hut'

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.45km NE

42

2

8

1
Tresvennack Pillar

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.57km ESE

12

1
Bodrifty Iron Age Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.59km NE

22

2

1
Trevorgans Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.6km SSE

17

1

3
Bodrifty Reconstruction

5.62km NE

2

1

1

1
Ennis Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.67km ESE
Toldavas

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.67km SE

6

2

1
Bosigran Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.69km NNE
Bosporthennis Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.79km NE

21

2

3

1
Bodrifty Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.86km NE

9

2
Mulfra courtyard houses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.95km NE

13

1

1
Escalls Cliff

Kerbed Cairn • 6.04km SW

11

2
Kerris

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.07km ESE

13

3
Mulfra Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.08km NE

3

1
Mulfra Hill round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.1km NE

19

2
Faugan Round

Hillfort • 6.14km ESE

8

1

1

1
Mulfra Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 6.14km NE

78

1

16
Porthmeor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.17km NNE

20

6
Porthmeor Fogou

Fogou • 6.18km NNE
The Beacon (Zennor)

Round Barrow(s) • 6.31km NE

4

1
Porthmeor Roundhouses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.32km NNE
Porthmeor (Treen Common)

Stone Circle • 6.36km NE

17

2
Treen Entrance Graves

Entrance Grave • 6.39km NNE

23

1

6
Crankan courtyard settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.43km ENE
Chyenhal

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.5km ESE

5

2
Try

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.56km ENE

3

3

1
Trevear

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.71km SSW

1
Alsia Holy Well

Sacred Well • 6.75km S

7

5
Redhouse

Standing Stones • 6.92km ESE

5

2
Sheffield Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.04km ESE

3

1
Trevelloe Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 7.12km ESE

1

2

1
Table Mên

Natural Rock Feature • 7.28km SW

2

2
Trye

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.3km NE

1

1
Rosemorran

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.3km ENE

3

1
Mayon Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.31km SW

3

1
Lescudjack Castle

Hillfort • 7.31km E

10

1

4
Gurnard’s Head

Cliff Fort • 7.37km NNE

40

6
Pennance

Entrance Grave • 7.39km NE

13

3
Rosemorran Fogou

Fogou • 7.4km ENE

1
Kerrow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.41km NE

1

1
Boleigh Fogou

Fogou • 7.5km SE

47

4

16

2
Chysauster Village

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.67km ENE

78

6

1
The Pipers (Boleigh)

Standing Stones • 7.72km SE

87

9
Paul Celtic Cross

Christianised Site • 7.75km ESE

2

1
Gûn Rith Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.77km SE

43

2

10
Kerrowe Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.78km NE

4

2
The Merry Maidens

Stone Circle • 7.79km SE

110

1

2

30
Tregiffian

Entrance Grave • 7.8km SE

66

14
Castallack Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.81km ESE

5

3
Castallack Carn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.81km ESE

3

2
Treverven

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.81km SSE

24

3
Sennen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.82km SW

2

3
Mayon Cliff

Cairn(s) • 7.84km SW

28

4
Choone

Holed Stone • 7.89km SE

8

4
Conquer Downs

Cairn(s) • 7.94km NE

10

2
Maen Castle

Cliff Fort • 8.13km SW

42

1

3
Castallack

Cup Marked Stone • 8.15km ESE

7

2
Castallack 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.21km ESE

6

2
Boscawen-Ros

Standing Stones • 8.3km SE

31

1

4
Swingate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.57km ESE

2

3
Tonkins Downs

Kerbed Cairn • 8.57km ENE

9
Giant’s Rock

Rocking Stone • 8.76km NE

7

3
Castle-an-Dinas (Nancledra)

Hillfort • 8.86km ENE

26

4
Kemyel

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.96km ESE

3

3
Foage

Round Barrow(s) • 8.96km NE

5
Merlin’s Rock and the Mousehole

Natural Rock Feature • 8.98km ESE

1
Noon Digery banjo enclosure

Enclosure • 9.08km ENE
Zennor Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.1km NE

74

3

14
Kemyel 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.11km ESE

3

1
Pordenack Point

Round Barrow(s) • 9.42km SW

18

2
Sperris Quoit

Burial Chamber • 9.45km NE

24

3
Treryn Dinas

Cliff Fort • 9.6km S

49

1

1

15
Sperris Croft

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.67km NE

12

3
Carn Les Boel

Cliff Fort • 9.78km SSW

25

1

3
Wicca Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.81km NE

1

1
St. Levan’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.83km S

8

5
St. Levan’s Well

Sacred Well • 10.09km S

7

1
Roskestal West Cliff

Round Cairn • 10.29km SSW

1
Trendrine Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.31km NE

18

3
Towednack Double Armed Cross

10.61km NE

2

2
St. Michael’s Mount

Natural Rock Feature • 11.31km E

18

1

10
Trink Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.55km ENE

5

4
Rosewall Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.07km NE

6

3
Trencrom Hill Well

Sacred Well • 12.25km ENE

3

1
Trencrom Hill

Hillfort • 12.36km ENE

42

1

13
Giant’s Well

Sacred Well • 12.58km ENE

1

1
The Bowl Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 13.01km ENE

4

4
Beersheba

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.35km ENE

9

5
Carbis Bay Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.26km ENE

5

4
Treveneague Fogou

Fogou • 14.56km E

1

2
The Fairy Well

Sacred Well • 14.98km ENE

6

3
Cudden Point

Rocky Outcrop • 15.16km E

1

1
St Erth Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.79km ENE
Carnsew

Hillfort • 16.27km ENE

9
Phillack Towans

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.98km ENE

4

1
Castle Kayle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.47km ENE
Godolphin Hill

Enclosure • 18.93km ENE

6

1

1
Castle Pencaire

Hillfort • 19.7km E

25

1

3