マドロンでの周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

The "Hole Stone", granite blocks that were erected about 3,000 - 4,000 years ago.

The "Hole Stone", granite blocks that were erected about 3,000 - 4,000 years ago.

The path given to follow on the first off-road section is supposed to fork right halfway along. It doesn't! If it is supposed to, it is no longer visible and the area is covered in gorse bushes. The path you take all the way is tricky to ride, having very deep/invisible ruts on either side, so if you get it a few inches wrong, you'll be stopping - very quickly! I'm an intermediate rider and rode half of it and pushed the rest. Still a vaey enjoyable overall ride which we have now done twice and moreconfidently the second time!

Lanyon Quoit is a Neolithic dolmen. That said, it collapsed in a storm in 1815 and was re-erected nine years later, it is thought that it is now different from its original appearance. The granite capstone weighs more than 12 tons. The quoit stands at the north end of a long barrow, but the barrow has been damaged and is often overgrown and difficult to see.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Ding Dong Mine was particularly productive. Steam engines were used to drain the mine. Towards the end of the 19th century, Ding Dong Mine's productivity declined due to the depletion of readily accessible ores and increasing international competition. The mine finally closed in 1877, but remained an important part of Cornwall's industrial heritage. Today, Ding Dong Mine is a ruin, protected as a historic monument.

Just a small detour from the main path you will find this stone grave

The quoitiest quoit in quiotsville this beautiful quoit sits in a field adjacent to the road with a small stile to access. Great views all around

Mên Scryfa is inscribed with the words 'Rialobrani Cunovali fili' which translates as 'Rialobranus son of Cunovalus'. It is not known who the inscriptions relate to but they date to around the 5th to 8th century AD.