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1mile N of A30 at Goss Moor
This magnificent Iron Age Celtic Fort dates from about the 2nd or 3rd Century BC. It consists of three concentric circles, of ditch and rampart , 850 feet above sea level . It is said to be one of the most important examples of its kind in the SW ; and some people speak of the legend that it was the place where Cador , Duke of Cornwall and husband of King Arthur’s mother, met his untimely death. It has a car park and picnic area.

Mid-summer is celebrated here annually with a hilltop bonfire

Nine Maidens stone row, St. Columb Major.

The finest stone row in Cornwall.

SW 93636754 – 93696763

In 1605 Richard Carew said:-
Wade bridge deliuereth you into waste ground, where 9 long and great stones called The sisters stand in a ranke together, and seem to have been so pitched, for continuing the memory of somewhat, whose notice is yet enuied vs by time.

Richard Carew’s Survey of Cornwall 1605