Craddock Moor stone circle

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The hard-to-see stone circle at Craddock Moor

The Bronze Age stone circle of Craddock Moor ( English Craddock Moor Circle ) is located northwest of Minions, at Liskeard in Bodmin Moor in Cornwall in England , near the stone line of Craddock Moor, the Rillaton Barrow and about 800 m north-northwest of The Hurlers .

The stone circle consists of 16 fallen, partly broken and overgrown stones and a possibly remaining stump. A site survey suggests that there were originally 26 or 27 stones, but due to the intense peat mining nearby, it is impossible to determine the original layout. The Craddock-Moor-Kreis is similar to the Leskernick stone circle , in that the stones have graduated heights and the highest points to the north-northwest.

Christopher Tilley noticed a "possible axis" connecting the row of stones, a fenced-in enclosure, the circle and the Hurlers. But since these are not in sight of each other, he commented: "It is difficult to imagine how such a conspicuous alignment could happen purely by chance."

One of the earliest archaeological surveys on Bodmin Moor, including the Craddock Moor Circle, was carried out by Nicholas Johnson and Peter Rose.

Legend

Chris Barber and David Pykitt suggested that Craddock Moor is named after the British King of Arthurian legend Caradoc , who was associated with the Caractacus who fought against the Romans.

In Exmoor there is the Caratacus Stone , which is said to refer to a nephew.

literature

  • John Barnatt: Lesser Known Stone Circles in Cornwall in Cornish Archeology 19, 1980. pp. 17-30.
  • Aubrey Burl: A guide to the stone circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany . Yale University Press . 2005 ISBN 978-0-300-11406-5 .
  • Robin Payne: The Romance of the Stones . Alexander Associates, Fowey 1999, ISBN 1-899526-21-8 .

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Coordinates: 50 ° 31 ′ 11.6 "  N , 4 ° 28 ′ 18.1"  W.