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4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)
User Reviews
Kev Warburton (3 months ago)
A fantastic piece of our prehistoric heritage just sitting at the side of the road. Stop and have a look, it really is worth it. (Rather annoyingly, didn't realise that the merry maidens were so close, so left without seeing them - learn from my mistake!)
A fantastic piece of our prehistoric heritage just sitting at the side of the road. Stop and have a look, it really is worth it. (Rather annoyingly, didn't realise that the merry maidens were so close, so left without seeing them - learn from my mistake!)
Pete / Hel (4 months ago)
The large stone grave, half of which was covered by a road in 1846, was, unlike Cornish quoits, for the most part covered with soil, with only the entrance exposed. From the edge of the site a passage, covered by four 3 m long stones, led to the 4-metre deep grave chamber. In front of the chamber, a cross-lying ornate stone, with cup-and-ring markings, formed a barrier. The original stone is in Truro, in the Royal Cornwall Museum, the local stone is a replica. Inside the tomb there was the chamber grave, which consisted of upright stones and a cover slab. Tregiffian probably formed a holy place with the Merry Maidens and other sites. Worth a look, but not a lot left.
The large stone grave, half of which was covered by a road in 1846, was, unlike Cornish quoits, for the most part covered with soil, with only the entrance exposed. From the edge of the site a passage, covered by four 3 m long stones, led to the 4-metre deep grave chamber. In front of the chamber, a cross-lying ornate stone, with cup-and-ring markings, formed a barrier. The original stone is in Truro, in the Royal Cornwall Museum, the local stone is a replica. Inside the tomb there was the chamber grave, which consisted of upright stones and a cover slab. Tregiffian probably formed a holy place with the Merry Maidens and other sites. Worth a look, but not a lot left.
torr macfarlane (9 months ago)
Fabulous site. Well maintained. Information board. Easy parking. Great
Fabulous site. Well maintained. Information board. Easy parking. Great
Kevin Wilkinson (2 years ago)
I found this fascinating. It sits by the side of a road that I have driven many times but I never knew it was there! A shrt walk from the Merry Maidens it's so interesting. Basically around 4000 years ago they creamated people here and it's still there. Really enjoyed visiting
I found this fascinating. It sits by the side of a road that I have driven many times but I never knew it was there! A shrt walk from the Merry Maidens it's so interesting. Basically around 4000 years ago they creamated people here and it's still there. Really enjoyed visiting
professorclee1 (3 years ago)
The best Neolithic or Bronze Age sites are the ones directly by the side of the road, not requiring a mile uphill through brambles. Good energy here, and interesting to look at. We were the only ones here on a weekday afternoon. See the Merry Maidens a short walk up the road.
The best Neolithic or Bronze Age sites are the ones directly by the side of the road, not requiring a mile uphill through brambles. Good energy here, and interesting to look at. We were the only ones here on a weekday afternoon. See the Merry Maidens a short walk up the road.
