Nine Maidens

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A prehistoric stone row. Avenue of standing stones. An early Bronze Age avenue of nine granite monoliths, between 5 and 6 feet in height, roughly hewn, extending over about 350 feet.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Maidens_stone_row
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Coordinates:   50°28'19"N   4°54'32"W

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  • The Nine Maidens (grid reference SW936675) are also known in Cornish as Naw-voz, or Naw-whoors meaning The nine sisters .[1] It is also worth noting that maiden is corruption of the Cornish word "Maen" meaning stone. This late neolithic stone row located 2 miles (3 km) to the north of the town of St Columb Major, in the Restormel district of Cornwall.
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