Tregeseal (East) |
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| District: Cornwall Ordnance Survey map reference: SW 387324 Landranger map number: 203 Latitude: 50.8 degrees. Longitude: -5.3941 degrees. Architecture: - Length of the major axis: 22 metres. Length of the minor axis: 21 metres. Height of the highest stone: 1.3 metres. Shape: Flat Type A Number of stones in the circle originally: . Number of stones in the circle now: 20. Impression of the site (10 amazing, 1 limp): 9 Burl rating of the circle: 3 (Ruined but recognisable). Thom reference for the circle: S1/16 (Botallack) Astronomical alignments from this circle: -. Excavations undertaken at this circle: Details of any finds at this circle: This circle is not in state care. Access to the circle: From the village of Tregeseal a side road runs east and turns into a farm track about 0.5km from the village. There is little room for car parking here and so I would advise finding somewhere to park in the village. From the beginning of the farm track continue east and then turn left at a sharp bend in the road. This takes you past a farm and at the end of this track a footpath on the right hand side takes you past the circle. The stones can be seen a few metres along this footpath and on the right hand side. They are half hidden by bracken in summer and enclosed in a shield of heather and gorse. I would recommend wearing trousers during a summer visit as this dense growth can be difficult to wade through.Description: This is an excellent circle to visit, nineteen of the evenly spaced stones stand upright, one has fallen. All the stones are about 1m high, the tallest of which stands 1.3m. There is a vantage point on a large stone which makes up part of a wall about 15m to the south west. From here the white stones of the circle can be seen more clearly, even in the dense bracken. Also known as ‘The Dancing Stones’, Tregeseal is part of a double circle, it’s partner, Tregeseal (West) was set on an east-west alignment but the later has now been destroyed and no longer visible. The Tor of Carn Kenidjack stands prominent to the NNE. An excellent site to visit despite being overgrown in summer. |
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| Tregeseal as seen from the
vantage point of the large stone in the nearby wall. |
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| This picture shows the
overgrown interior and the rocks of Carn Kenidjack in the background. |
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