Nine Maidens stone row
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Nine Maidens stone row is an ancient monument in the parish of St Columb Major, Cornwall, England. The Nine Maidens (grid reference SW936675) are also known in Cornish as Naw-voz, or Naw-whoors meaning "the nine sisters".[1] This late neolithic stone row is 2 miles (3.2 km) north of St Columb Major.
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Location | St Columb Major, Cornwall |
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Coordinates | 50°28′18″N 4°54′34″W |
Type | Stone row |
History | |
Periods | Neolithic / Bronze Age |
Official name | The Nine Maidens stone alignment, The Fiddler standing stone and two Bronze Age round barrows |
Designated | 26 November 1928 |
Reference no. | 1021223 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Nine Maidens |
Designated | 10 February 1967 |
Reference no. | 1144121 |
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