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The Merry Maidens Stone Circle, Penwith, Cornwall, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

The Merry Maidens Stone Circle, Penwith, Cornwall, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

2-640-598 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

The Merry Maidens Stone Circle, Penwith, Cornwall, 20th century. Also known as Dawn's Men, a late neolithic stone circle located in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The circle comprises of nineteen granite megaliths. Local myth suggests nineteen maidens were turned into stone as punishment for dancing on a Sunday.

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Creator
  1. CM Dixon, attributed to: British: Photographer
Medium
  1. Photograph
Picture Type
  1. Landscape
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4744x3184
File Size : 44,253kb

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  1. MHDD18
  1. 0370004291
  1. 2-640-598
  1. 2640598
  1. MHDD18
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