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The Tolvan Stone is a prehistoric holed stone located at Tolvan Cross in Cornwall, England. The monument consists of a granite block perforated by a natural or worked hole, a form characteristic of Bronze Age or earlier ritual monuments, though precise dating remains uncertain. Such perforated stones appear across the British landscape and have been interpreted variously as Bronze Age ritual objects, later folk-magical monuments, or natural geological formations that acquired cultural significance. The stone's original context and function are not definitively established in the archaeological record, though its survival and historical recording as a named monument suggests it held cultural meaning for successive generations.
A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006754. View the official record →
The Tolvan Stone is a prehistoric holed stone located at Tolvan Cross in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006754.
A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006754.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut circle 500yds (460m) S of Trelan Plantation (9.3 km), Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs (9.4 km), Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm (9.5 km).
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A holed stone known as 'The Tolvan Stone' at Tolvan Cross stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.