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Nine Maidens (other)
Nine Maidens may refer to: * Boskednan stone circle, traditionally known as the Nine Maidens * Nine Maidens stone circle, near Belstone on Dartmoor * Nine Maidens stone row, near St Columb Major in Cornwall * Nine Maidens Downs Nine Maidens Downs is a moorland southwest of Four Lanes in Cornwall, England, UK. Stone circles The name Nine Maidens comes from two Early Bronze Age stone circles which stood 18m apart on the downs. There was a belief that the stones were orig ..., near Four Lanes in Cornwall * '' The Nine Maidens'', an album by John Renbourn * Nine maidens (mythology), a theme in mythology {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boskednan Stone Circle
Boskednan stone circle () is a partially restored prehistoric stone circle near Boskednan, around northwest of the town of Penzance in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The megalithic monument is traditionally known as the Nine Maidens or Nine Stones of Boskednan, although the original structure may have contained as many as 22 upright stones around its 69-metre perimeter. Location The stone circle is in southwest Cornwall north of the road from Madron to Morvah, and is approximately 1 km northwest of the village of Boskednan and can only be reached on foot. The enigmatic Mên-an-Tol stones (which may also be the remains of a stone circle) are less than 1 kilometre to the southwest.MEN AN TOL , Pastscape, retrieved 9 November 2013 Construction The stone circle once probably consisted of 22 |
Nine Maidens Stone Circle
The Nine Maidens, also known as the Seventeen Brothers, is a Bronze Age stone circle located near the village of Belstone on Dartmoor in Devon, England. The stone circle functioned as a burial chamber, although the cairn has since been robbed and the cist, known locally as a kistvaen, destroyed. Description The Nine Maidens is an incomplete stone circle with sixteen still standing. The circle stands to the west of the village of Belstone in an area of clitter. This additional source of stone may have saved the destruction of the circle by local masons. None of the stones are much higher than three feet (one metre) and the diameter of the circle is approximately twenty-one feet (seven metres). Samuel Rowe, a nineteenth-century rambler, provided a description of the stones in his 1848 book ''A Perambulation of the Ancient and Royal Forest of Dartmoor and the Venville Precincts'': The missing seventeenth stone may have since fallen down to join several other stones that are n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Maidens Stone Row
Nine Maidens stone row is an ancient monument in the parish of St Columb Major, Cornwall, England. The Nine Maidens () are also known in Cornish as ''Naw-voz'', or ''Naw-whoors'' meaning "the nine sisters". This late neolithic stone row is north of St Columb Major. Site description The row comprises nine stone megaliths and is situated in a field alongside the A39 between St Columb Major and Wadebridge. The row is approximately long, with stones varying in height from (a stump) to . The northernmost stone is recumbent and broken. The stones are irregularly spaced and aligned in a north easterly direction. They are aligned towards a stone known as the Fiddler, which lies on the moorland approximately 800 metres away. Myth and legend The local myth about the creation of the stones suggests that nine maidens were turned into stone as punishment for dancing on a Sunday. The Fiddler, a megalith some distance north of the row, is said to be the petrified remains of the musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Maidens Downs
Nine Maidens Downs is a moorland southwest of Four Lanes in Cornwall, England, UK. Stone circles The name Nine Maidens comes from two Early Bronze Age stone circles which stood 18m apart on the downs. There was a belief that the stones were originally young women turned to stone for dancing on the Sabbath. Originally the south-east circle was 16m across with 14 or 15 stones. Half of this circle survives with a semicircle of five stones, four of which are free standing and the other is built into the Cornish hedge in its original position. At least one other stone still exists but was moved to build the hedge. The north-west circle had a diameter of about 21m. Two of its stones remain in the hedge but may not be in their original positions. William Borlase noted 10 stones of this circle remaining circa 1760. Hangman's Barrow Half a mile west of the stone circles, on a prominent ridge, is the massive Bronze Age cairn of Hangman's Barrow. The cairn, built entirely of stone, is 3m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nine Maidens
''The Nine Maidens'' is a 1985 album by John Renbourn. The album name refers to the Nine Maidens stone row near St Columb Major in the English county of Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, .... Track listing All tracks composed by John Renbourn # "New Nothynge" – 3:50 # "The Fish in the Well" – 2:24 # "Pavan d'Aragon" – 5:38 # "Variations on My Lady Carey's Dompe" – 6:07 # "Circle Dance" – 4:18 # "The Nine Maidens" #* "Clarsach" – 5:43 #* "The Nine Maidens" – 4:50 #* "The Fiddler" – 2:40 References 1985 albums John Renbourn albums {{1980s-folk-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
