Altarnun stone circle, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, from NNW showing 4 stones of the circle (tallest in foreground c 4ft) plus the central pillar.

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Looking SSE at 4 circle stones and the central pillar of Altarnun Nine Stones stone circle, Bodmin Moor. The tallest (just over 4) NW circle stone is in the foreground. Reconstructed in 1889 as a circle of 8 stones with a central pillar which may be prehistoric or erected in medieval times as part of the parish boundary between Altarnun and North Hill.

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Size: 4431px × 5850px
Location: Altarnun Stone Circle, East Moor, Bodmin Moor, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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