周辺の天然記念物・トップ6

T:UK - Helman Tor https://share.google/YNNKETrkeVti0k1xY

The stone circle has a diameter of around 33 metres. Only 11 of its original 26 stones remain, and of these only eight are still erect. Slightly off the track - but you can ride / push bike to the circle easily.

At 5 m high and almost 17 tonnes this is Cornwall’s largest and heaviest Monolith. Cared for by English Heritage it's a great place to visit with a sense of awe at the size and great views.

Breney Common is an important wetland, open water and dry heathland site designated as a SSSI and nature reserve. Historically it was a tin mining area which left the depressions and landforms which then became ponds and ditches. There are a wide variety of plants and animals here, the area supports several dragonfly and damselfly species.

Roche Rock is a granite outcrop looming 20m high. On top of the rock is the ruin of a chapel built in 1409. There are plenty of legends surrounding the chapel. It is thought to have been lived in by a hermit and his daughter, hence another popular name for it being Roche Rock Hermitage. In medieval times it is said to have been occupied by a landowning family who had leprosy and wanted to protect loved ones from catching it. The demon of Jan Tregeagle, an evil Cornish magistrate who was said to have made a pact with the devil in return for power, fame and success, tried to hide at Roche Rock after being set a series of impossible tasks to keep him out of hell until Judgement Day. When the wind is blowing you might even hear wailing coming from the chapel walls.

The Trippet stones is a Bronze Age stone circle on Bodmin Moor. It was originally a grand 26-stone monument, however only 11 stones remain today. The Trippet Stones is known as a ‘true circle’ and is one of the few perfectly round stone circles in Cornwall. Nearby, there is another stone circle, the Stripple Stones.

Helman Tor is a nature reserve managed by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, with great views in every direction. There is a prehistoric hill fort and a stone hut circle settlement on the site. There is evidence of walls constructed in Neolithic period, around 6,000 years ago, as well as some level platforms, thought to be house sites, one platform has a network of post holes. There is also remains of a field system.

On top of Roche Rock is a ruined chapel.