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Nine Stones stone circle 1.03km NNW of Bowhayland Farm

England
List entry 1008631
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008631
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.2 hectares
Grid reference
SX 23611 78143
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Nine Stones is a Bronze Age stone circle located near Bowhayland Farm in Cornwall, England. The monument comprises nine upright stones arranged in a roughly circular formation, typical of the ritual and ceremonial monuments constructed during the Bronze Age. Stone circles of this type are distributed across southwest England and represent significant evidence of prehistoric social organization and religious practice. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological importance to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual activity in Cornwall.

Nine Stones stone circle 1.03km NNW of Bowhayland Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008631. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Nine Stones stone circle 1.03km NNW of Bowhayland Farm?

Nine Stones is a Bronze Age stone circle located near Bowhayland Farm in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008631.

Who is responsible for protecting Nine Stones stone circle 1.03km NNW of Bowhayland Farm?

Nine Stones stone circle 1.03km NNW of Bowhayland Farm 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 1008631.

What other scheduled monuments are near Nine Stones stone circle 1.03km NNW of Bowhayland Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform cairn with outer bank 825m NNW of Higher Draynes Farm (8.4 km), Round cairn and shelters 812m SSW of Caradon Hill summit (8.7 km), Hut circle 160yds (150m) N of West Northwood Farm (9.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Platform cairn with outer bank 825m NNW of Higher Draynes Farm
8.4 km
Round cairn and shelters 812m SSW of Caradon Hill summit
8.7 km
Hut circle 160yds (150m) N of West Northwood Farm
9.1 km
The Doniert Stone, accompanying cross shaft and underground chamber 650m SW of Common Moor
9.3 km
Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm
9.5 km
Medieval wayside cross at Redgate
9.6 km
Trethevy Quoit
9.6 km
Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House
9.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Nine Stones stone circle 1.03km NNW of Bowhayland Farm

Nine Stones stone circle 1.03km NNW of Bowhayland Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Nine Stones stone circle 1.03km NNW of Bowhayland Farm

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~10.1 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~12.9 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~16.1 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~18 miles
Domesday entry for Tolcarne, Cornwall →
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