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Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe is a prehistoric monument comprising a single upright stone situated approximately ten metres south-west of the church building itself. The stone dates to the Bronze Age or earlier prehistoric period, reflecting the long history of ritual and ceremonial activity in this locality prior to the establishment of the Christian church. Its presence within the churchyard demonstrates the common practice of incorporating pre-Christian monuments into ecclesiastical spaces, a phenomenon widespread across Cornwall and indicative of the continuity of sacred sites across different periods of religious belief. The monument remains a significant marker of the region's archaeological heritage and evidence of sustained human activity and territorial organisation in prehistoric Cornwall.
Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016159. View the official record →
Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe is a prehistoric monument comprising a single upright stone situated approximately ten metres south-west of the church building itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016159.
Standing stone in the churchyard of the parish church of Mabe, 10m south west of the church 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 1016159.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age or Romano-British Round, 660m west of Helford (6.3 km), Part of a promontory fort with Civil War fieldworks known as Little Dennis (7.5 km), Round 250m west of Flushing Cove (7.6 km).
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