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Stones Faugan.

Northern stone.

Southern stone.

Field wall on the line of the original inner rampart. It’s impossible to know if these courses of stonework have survived from the original structure or just been rebuilt on the same line.

Stones Faugan, showing how they are perpendicular to each other rather than at right angles as you would expect if they were a pair of entrance portal stones.

Other than where they coincide with current field boundaries, there’s little to see of the two lines of ramparts. This is looking across the southern rampart towards the panorama of the West Penwith moors.

It does taper nicely.

The most angular side of the stone.

The stone in its setting, with the high dunes rising on the right.

Landscape context – Godrevy barrow is on top of the prominent headland, left of centre. From Gwithian beach.

Extensive views north-east towards Zennor Hill, with many prehistoric field systems still in use.

Granite tors on the summit ridge.

A circular arrangement of stones, which may be hut circle footings.

Looking towards the flat-topped Bosigran Castle cliff fort.

An area of burning on the southwestern side of the ridge has revealed lots of stone, some upright and some apparently in linear arrangements, although it’s very hard to see if anything here is the result of human activity.

Approaching from Nine Maidens Downs.

More landscape context, from the north. Ding Dong mine on the skyline, the well is hidden from the south by the tall vegetation.

Granite slab or block in the pool. Note quartz vein (and tadpole).

The granite well-head.

First sight of the well, when approaching upstream from the south-west, with Carn Galver on the skyline.

Stone circle arc.

Stone circle arc. Looking south-west towards Deveral Common (topped with numerous barrows), Boswens Croft (standing stone) and Chûn Castle.

Outside the gate.

Foxglove summer.

What appears to be a possible kerb is appearing on the edges of the stone’s mound. I’ve never seen this before, perhaps the horses grazing the croft have exposed the stones.

Short shadows as midsummer approaches.

The light favouring the usually hard to see inscription today.

The cleared stones, with assorted blocks revealed.

No idea where the two blocks in front appeared from.

The excellent central barrow, with cleared chamber.

Looking across the SW barrow towards Carn Kenidjack.

The nicely cleared SW barrow. The central barrow can be seen far left.

The stones that were scorched in the 2004 fire are still a bit sooty.

Landscape setting, centre skyline.

A windy day.

Granite kerbs.

North towards Aire Point.

Looking towards Sennen Cove.

Looking towards Tregiffian farm and the coast.