Craddock Moor stone circle

Craddock Moor Stone Circle or Craddock Moor Circle is a stone circle located near Minions on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, UK. It is situated around half a mile Northwest of The Hurlers (stone circles).[1]

Craddock Moor stone circle
Shown within Cornwall
LocationBodmin Moor, Cornwall
Coordinates50.5199°N 4.4717°W / 50.5199; -4.4717
TypeStone circle
History
PeriodsBronze Age

Description

The circle consists of sixteen fallen stones with one remaining possible stump, all considerably overgrown making it one of the harder circles to find on the moor. John Barnatt has suggested that the circle was situated so that the summit of Brown Willy marked the midsummer sunset.[2]

It is nearby to Craddock Moor stone row and an embanked enclosure. Christopher Tilley noted what he called a "possible axis of movement" linking the stone row, an embanked enclosure, the circle and the Hurlers. As these cannot be seen from each other, he commented "It is difficult to imagine how such a striking alignment could occur purely by chance."[3]

Archaeology

One of the first archaeological surveys of Bodmin Moor, including Craddock Moor Circle was carried out c. 1800 by Nicholas Johnson and Peter Rose.[4]

Folklore

Chris Barber and David Pykitt suggested that Craddock Moor is named after the ancient British King of Arthurian legend Caradoc who has been linked to the Pendragon Caractacus who fought the Romans.[5]

Literature

References
  1. Aubrey Burl (2005). A guide to the stone circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Yale University Press. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-0-300-11406-5. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  2. John Barnatt (1982). Prehistoric Cornwall: the ceremonial monuments, p.73 & 198,. Turnstone Press. ISBN 978-0-85500-129-2. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. Christopher Tilley (15 July 2010). INTERPRETING LANDSCAPES: GEOLOGIES, TOPOGRAPHIES, IDENTITIES; EXPLORATIONS IN LANDSCAPE PHENOMENOLOGY 3. Left Coast Press. p. 402. ISBN 978-1-59874-374-6. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  4. Prehistoric Society (London; England); University of Cambridge. University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (1 January 1994). Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society for ... University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  5. Chris Barber; David Pykitt (1 November 1997). Journey to Avalon: the final discovery of King Arthur. Weiser. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-1-57863-024-0. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
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