Menhir of Tremenheere
The menhir of Tremenheere stands 200 m northeast of the farm named after him, west of St Keverne on The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall in England .
The name Tremenheere is of Cornish origin. "Tre" is the Cornish word for "farm" and "men-hyr" means "long stone" (see menhir ). It was described by William Copeland Borlase (1848–1899) in 1872 as a thin wedge-shaped stone with a height of almost three meters and consists of local igneous gabbro .
No excavation has taken place at Tremenheere, but excavations in Cornwall locations have shown menhirs may be associated with post holes and pits, as well as quartz paving areas - all of which are indicative of the ceremonies and rituals for which they were the focus. In rare cases, stone boxes containing corpse burns, pottery and charcoal have been found. The excavations have also shown that the hole the stone was inserted into may contain charcoal and there is evidence of the dumping of burned human bones.
Menhirs vary considerably in size and shape. They have rarely been transported very far and are mostly rocks found near rock outcrops or gates . Their smooth surfaces and rounded profiles are the result of years of weathering and exposure to plants and bacteria.
literature
- Friendly Guides: West Cornwall: The Lizard Guidebook: Helford, Helston, Porthleven Mullion, (Exploring Cornwall & Scilly, Volume 3) 2017
- Cheryl Straffon: Meyn Mamvro - Ancient stones and sacred sites in Cornwall. ISSN 0966-5897.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′ 52.6 " N , 5 ° 6 ′ 19.8" W.