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There are several formations all over the hilltop.

2 of my nephews relaxing in the granite easy chair.

The 3 lower stones are held by metal bars, look close to see the tips.

One of Cornwall’s “secret sites”

This hole looks like it has been cut in the rock.
It always has water in it even in the summer.
The stone lies just inside the field at a Roche rock.

I would compare it to a very deep cupmark.

The hermitage is some how perched on the top edge of the natural rock outcrop.

These are natural rock formations. (honest!)

King Arthur woz ere.

thanx to Uncle Denis

No I didn’t hire a plane, My uncle took these a few years back.

THANKS UNCLE DENIS

I’m coming in to land!

Birds Eye view of this christianised site.

“Essa 4” – Rubbing post or standing stone?

Essa 3 – same type of stone as the rest of the group.

Essa 3

Essa 2

Essa 2

Essa 1 in the forground, Essa 2 in the distance, sheep in middle.

The alignment looks towards Bodmin Moor on the horizon.

sideview of Essa 1.

Essa 1 – This largish stone is unmark on o/s maps

Judging by the weathering it looks like its been standing for a couple of thousand years at least.

This pic taken from Bodelva, very near the world famous eden project.

would you try and get closer?

This just totally dominates the whole landscape between St. columb and the Goss moor

Taken late evening, April 7th 2002

Quaint suburbs of Newquay.

“Nice view Petunia”

Showing the possition above the river Gannel on the edge of Newquay

looks like an eyebrow on the hill

The double barrows of Trevelgue viewed from St. columb Minor. the church itself is said itself to be built on a pagan site.

MAMMA

The original ‘Cup marked’ stone, now in Truro Museum.
The one at Tregiffian is a copy!

My own version of a map dated 1888 showing a stone at Delford bridge. See the original map at
old-maps.co.uk/large_ind.htm?currentWest=10580.7752204482&currentEast=11532.3751701768&currentSouth=18540.4781176970&currentNorth=19054.3031176970&countyGridMap=10corn061

Looking towards the northwest.

Buildings at the back are at West Rose.

Tweaked this photo a little to make it look like dusk.

The landscape in the background is a China clay quarry.

nightlights and sheeps skull left by sum numskulls.

Side view of the stone.
This photo was taken from the roadside at......err Delford bridge

March 2002

Fenced in for protection.

Keeps the children under control too!

Roughtor in the distance.
March 2002

This stone to the south-west is not shown on the map but looks like an outrider.

The woods in the distance are at the bottom of Garrow tor.