Pano, (thanks to autostitch.net) taken from the south.
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A quick grab shot in the rain, hence slightly out of focus, but it shows the remaining stone poking up above the scrub in the field.
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Using the Magic Map as a guide, this appears to be the best candidate in the area for this stone. Does anyone know any different?
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View showing the position of the quartz stone. Note how the angle of the quartz mimics the angle of the upright stone in the foreground...
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Carfury on a wet damp day (aren’t they all?), looking vaguely South.
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Panorama of St Piran’s Round, courtesy of autostitch.net
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May 2005. Although the gorse still displays evidence of the fire some 18 months on, the stones seem to have recovered well.
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This was the closest I managed to get (300mm lens at max)...
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Looking North toward Hookney Tor, from just inside the Western Entrance to the compound.
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The view from the gate at the roadside. Believe it or not, there were a lot of cows in thefield when this was taken, calves, cows and bullocks all together.
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View from the Sanctuary through a borrowed big lens.
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Too angular and too ‘clean’ for my liking...
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Paint Removal Test – Timed Test (see notes in Plans below)
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Details of the paint removal tests being conducted on the stones
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Inside the ‘beehive’ room, showing the inelegant replacement roof.
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Inside the ‘beehive’ room. The sunlight is from the roof grille.
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This really is a monster of a stone!
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Information note at the 9 Maidens, suitably graffitti’ed by a local
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The Eastern outlier, with the circle stones in the background
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The stone in the hedge, sans vegetation. Apparently, the ‘cup marks’ are due to natural erosion.
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The stone from the ‘back’ – field clearance can be seen bottom left.
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I’m amazed how clear this photo is, given the conditions on the day. Low cloud/mist swirling and a light constant drizzle.
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“I’m photographing the stone, honest officer!”
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The Porth Hellick ‘Ikea Rock‘
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One of the minor tombs on the down.
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The entrance to the main tomb
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