周辺の天然記念物・トップ7

Three beautiful Neolithic or Early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a unique grouping in England. The Hurlers Stone Circles are probably the best examples of ceremonial circles in the South West. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hurlers-stone-circles/

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St Keyne's well is located just outside the village of St Keyne. A stone path takes you down the the well house. Tales say that if two newly-weds drink the water, the first one to drink it will become more dominant in the marriage.

An impressive place, the stone circles (hurlers) and cheesewring in a fabulous landscape. Hiking without limits possible through fences, old mines and small lakes.

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The Hurlers are three stone circles on the edge of Bodmin Moor. Legend has it that these were Cornish Hurler players, caught out on a Sunday and punished. They are thought to date to between 2,100 & 1,500 BCE.

Easy access from car park

Daniel Gumb was a local man who carved a cave into the rock for he and his family to live in so he could avoid paying taxes. He was a mathematician and an astronomer and carved patterns into the rock which you can still see. Sadly this isn't his cave, dug in the early 1700s but a memorial to him created by local stone workers when his cave was destroyed by mining in the quarry. Daniel Gumb lived here until he died age 70. He had 13 children and three wives, a large number of people to fit in a cave of just 9m by 4m.

Legend has it the pipers were turned to stone for playing on the Sabbath. They tried to make an escape but didn't manage to get away. Others say they mark the spot where Howel and King Aethelstan stood facing each other before battle in the 10th century.

A short distance from the road is Golitha Falls, where the river Fowey drops through Drakes Wood. Golitha Falls is a National Nature Reserve (NNR) and a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). In the spring it is blanketed with bluebells.