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| HER Number: | 28216.10 |
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| Name: | THE PIPERS - Bronze Age standing stone |
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Summary
The south-west menhir of The Pipers is the taller of the two stones and is also the tallest surviving menhir in Cornwall at 4.7m.
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument CO44: The 'Pipers of Boleigh' standing stones
Other References/Statuses
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW42SW 11.1
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 28216.10
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW42SW 51
Monument Type(s):
Full description
One of two very tall standing stones named The Pipers of Boleigh, the south-west menhir is the taller of the two stones and is also the tallest surviving menhir in Cornwall. It measures 4.7m high and 0.9m square at the base. There are two longitudal cracks down the north-west side and one down the south-east side (h1, p1). Russell in 1971 lists the extant remains of a menhir at Boleigh (b10).
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Site history:
1: 1960. QUINNELL, NV / OS
2: 1983. SHEPPARD, PA / DOE
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McNeill Cooke, I., 2007, Standing Stones of the Land's End Peninsula (Report). SCO29707.
<1> Borlase, W, 1769, Antiquities Historical and Monumental of the County of Cornwall (Bibliographic reference). SCO2878.
<2> Borlase, WC, 1863, Excavations and Discoveries 1862-63 (Unpublished document). SCO2890.
<3> Blight, JT, 1865, Churches of West Cornwall (Bibliographic reference). SCO2865.
<4> Borlase, WC, 1872, Naenia Cornubiae, 106-107, 214-215 (Bibliographic reference). SCO2892.
<5> Lukis, WC & Borlase, WC, 1885, Prehistoric Stone Monuments: Cornwall, 14, 21, PL XXX (Bibliographic reference). SCO3881.
<6> Page, W (Editor), 1906, Victoria History of the County of Cornwall, 372 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4068.
<7> Ordnance Survey, 1900s, 2nd Edition 6 Inch Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4051.
<8> MOW, 1958, AM 7 (Unedited Source). SCO7684.
<9> Ordnance Survey, 1970s, 1:10,000 OS Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4045.
<10> Russell, V, 1971, West Penwith Survey, 31 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4314.
<11> Barnatt, J, 1982, Prehistoric Cornwall: The Ceremonial Monuments, 226-228 (Bibliographic reference). SCO2777.
<12> Sheppard, PA (for DOE), 19--, Scheduled Monument Description (Bibliographic reference). SCO5181.
Sources / Further Reading
| --- | SCO29707 - Report: McNeill Cooke, I.. 2007. Standing Stones of the Land's End Peninsula. |
| [1] | SCO2878 - Bibliographic reference: Borlase, W. 1769. Antiquities Historical and Monumental of the County of Cornwall. |
| [2] | SCO2890 - Unpublished document: Borlase, WC. 1863. Excavations and Discoveries 1862-63. MS At RIC. |
| [3] | SCO2865 - Bibliographic reference: Blight, JT. 1865. Churches of West Cornwall. |
| [4] | SCO2892 - Bibliographic reference: Borlase, WC. 1872. Naenia Cornubiae. 106-107, 214-215. |
| [5] | SCO3881 - Bibliographic reference: Lukis, WC & Borlase, WC. 1885. Prehistoric Stone Monuments: Cornwall. 14, 21, PL XXX. |
| [6] | SCO4068 - Bibliographic reference: Page, W (Editor). 1906. Victoria History of the County of Cornwall. 372. |
| [7] | SCO4051 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1900s. 2nd Edition 6 Inch Map. |
| [8] | SCO7684 - Unedited Source: MOW. 1958. AM 7. |
| [9] | SCO4045 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1970s. 1:10,000 OS Map. |
| [10] | SCO4314 - Bibliographic reference: Russell, V. 1971. West Penwith Survey. 31. |
| [11] | SCO2777 - Bibliographic reference: Barnatt, J. 1982. Prehistoric Cornwall: The Ceremonial Monuments. 226-228. |
| [12] | SCO5181 - Bibliographic reference: Sheppard, PA (for DOE). 19--. Scheduled Monument Description. HBMC / English Heritage. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
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| 28216 | Part of: THE PIPERS - Bronze Age standing stone (Monument) |
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