The Long Stone

Also known as:
MONUMENT NO. 430426, Music Water and The Eddystone
Nearest town:
Padstow (6km NE)
OS reference:
SW906687
OS sheet:
200
Latitude:
50° 28' 48.07 N
Longitude:
4° 57' 6.72 W
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Images

Image of The Long Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by phil

All the standing stones in this area seem to be Quartz.

See St. Eval Stone, Ninemaidens, MenGurta, Pawton Quoit etc

phil
phil Feb 16, 2002

Articles

The Long Stone

C
CARL May 2, 2012

Visited 16.4.12

Taking the minor road west off the B3274 I parked at a field gate opposite Mowhay Barn. The gate was heavily barbed wired and the field full of sheep and lambs. Some of the sheep were using the stone to rub up against.

Given this (and the fact the field is overlooked by the house opposite) I settled for a view from the gate. The stone is a whopper, approx 3m high x 1.5m across, and is easily seen from the gate. The stone looks to be square at the bottom and goes to a point.

The sun was shining, the nearby stream bubbling away and the stone was a lovely sight to see.
All in all well worth a visit when in the area.

The Long Stone

hamish
hamish Aug 13, 2006

This is in a field by the road leading from St Eval to the Padstow road. The farmer has covered the gate with barbed wire so I assumed he didn’t want me to go in his field. I took the pic from the gate.

The Long Stone

hamish
hamish Feb 20, 2003

I came here on a very cold February afternoon, the stone looks very striking and is covered in Quartz bands. The field has young winter wheat in it and the gate is barbed wired so I did not attempt to get nearer to get a close pic.

Miscellaneous

The Long Stone
Standing Stone / Menhir
Chance
Chance Jul 10, 2012

Details of Site on Pastscape

Standing stone known as the Long Stone or Eddystone. It is a massive, unworked block of quartz, set upright, and standing roughly 4 metres high. A small hole in the top of the stone was used to support a weather vane. The tithe map of 1842 indicates the existence of a prehistoric barrow, now levelled, associated with the standing stone.

“Long Stone” – a large rough quartz stone fixed upright, about 13 ft high.’ Standing stone at Music-water (Name SW 904 685). (1,2) (SW 9055 6869) Long Stone (NAT) (applies to ‘dot’ symbol). (3)
A standing stone of unworked white quartz 3.6 metres high, tapering from an approximately 1.8 metres “square” base. A metal spike has been set in the top with a crude wooden carving of a fish attached to it to form a weather vane. (4)
No change since report of 25 1 72. Surveyed at 1:2500 on PFD. (5)
SW 90556869. Standing stone known as the Long Stone or Eddystone. It is a massive, unworked block of quartz, set upright, and standing roughly 4 metres high. A small hole in the top of the stone was used to support a weather vane. The tithe map of 1842 indicates the existence of a prehistoric barrow, now levelled, associated with the standing stone. Scheduled. (6)

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SOURCE TEXT
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( 1) General reference Pydar map & notes. C1842 70 (R Thomas)
( 2) William C Borlase 1872 Naenia Cornubiae Naenia Cornubiae 1872, 98 (W C Borlase) Page(s)98
( 3) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) OS 6” 1880
( 4) Field Investigators Comments F1 MJF 25-JAN-72
( 5) Field Investigators Comments F2 NVQ 18-APR-77
( 6) Scheduled Monument Notification 08-SEP-2003

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jacksprat
jacksprat
Jul 2006

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