Nag’s Head

Natural Rock Feature
SV8830

Nearest town:

Newlyn (62km ENE)

OS reference:

SV8830

OS sheet:

203

Latitude:

49° 53' 15.08 N

Longitude:

6° 20' 25.05 W

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Images (3)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Nag’s Head (Natural Rock Feature) by raraku7

Image credit: Raraku7

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raraku7 Oct 1, 2007

Image of Nag’s Head (Natural Rock Feature) by Arwen

Although the Nag’s Head is a natural rock formation there is evidence that there may have been a stone circle built around it.

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Arwen Sep 18, 2003

Image of Nag’s Head (Natural Rock Feature) by Earthstepper

The Nag’s Head. A natural rock sculpture, but what a beauty!

Earthstepper Sep 8, 2003

Articles

Nag’s Head

Natural Rock Feature

Earthstepper Sep 8, 2003

The Nag’s Head is a natural rock sculpture on Wingletang Down. (see also Wingletang Cairn Cemetry). This area is fully exposed to the Atlantic and the hard granite has been cut into fantastic shapes by wind and water. The Cornish antiquarian, William Borlase, saw the weird shapes, cup marks and hollows as being “Druidic”. All are natural and Borlase’s “Druids’ chalices and bowls” are not cup and ring marks. This should signal caution to modern antiquarians when looking at similar depressions elsewhere in Britain.

Sites within 20km of Nag’s Head

Wingletang Down

Cairn(s) • 0.2km SSE

1
Clapper of Works

Entrance Grave • 0.78km ENE

1
South Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.85km ENE

1
Obadiah’s Barrow

Entrance Grave • 0.89km NNE

1

1
Carn of Works

Entrance Grave • 0.91km ENE

1
Old Man of Gugh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.99km NE

5

1
Peninnis Head

Natural Rock Feature • 3.21km NE

12

2

1
Porthcressa cist-grave cemetry

Cist • 3.24km NNE

1
Peninnis Head

Cairn(s) • 3.24km NE

7

2
Buzza Hill

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.54km NE

23

7
Harry’s Walls

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.11km NE

7

1

4
Airport cairn

Chambered Cairn • 4.51km NE

4

1
South Hill

Entrance Grave • 4.72km NNW

3

2
Giant’s Castle

Cliff Fort • 4.77km ENE

10

2
Salakee Down

Chambered Cairn • 4.89km NE

20

3

1
Bant’s Carn

Entrance Grave • 5.32km NNE

27

5
North Hill

Entrance Grave • 5.42km NNW

5

1
Halangy Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.46km NNE

17

4
Porth Hellick Downs

Cairn(s) • 5.47km NE

27

2

1
The Great Tomb on Porth Hellick Down

Chambered Cairn • 5.53km NE

37

5

1
Long Rock

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.62km NNE

7

2
Mount Todden

Cairn(s) • 5.91km NE

4

2
Normandy Down

Chambered Cairn • 5.98km NE

19

3
Lyonesse

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.09km NNW

2

2
Innisidgen Lower

Chambered Cairn • 6.2km NE

23

4
Innisidgen

Cairn(s) • 6.25km NE

27

1

5
Works Cairn

Entrance Grave • 6.41km NNW

6

3
Samson Hill Cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.51km NNW

1
Samson Hill entrance grave

Entrance Grave • 6.51km NNW

1
St Nicholas’s Priory

Holed Stone • 6.58km N

1

2
Gweal Hill

Entrance Grave • 7.29km NNW

2

1
Hillside Farm

Cist • 7.3km NNW

2
Shipman Head Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.92km NNW

1

1
Great Arthur

Entrance Grave • 8.25km NE

5

2
Middle Arthur Boat Shaped Passage Grave

Passage Grave • 8.32km NE

3
Little Arthur

Chambered Cairn • 8.39km NE

3

1
Shipman Head

Cliff Fort • 8.41km NNW

1

1
Castle Down

Chambered Cairn • 8.59km NNW

9

5
Cruthers Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.86km NNE

1
Old Man

Entrance Grave • 8.89km N

1
West Porth

Cairn(s) • 8.91km N

1
Knackyboy Cairn

Entrance Grave • 9.01km NNE

1
Higher Town

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.08km NNE

1
Great Hill

Entrance Grave • 9.26km N

1
Nornour

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.26km NE

3

1
Tinkler’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.32km NNE

1
Menawethan

Cairn(s) • 9.34km NE

1

1
Burnt Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.82km NNE

1
Chapel Downs

Carving • 10.08km NNE

1

1
White Island

Cairn(s) • 10.69km NNE

2