What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Cornwall.
Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the stone circle at Rough Tor is associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. Local folklore links the site to King Arthur and the fairy realm, reflecting its enduring cultural significance in Cornish tradition.
Places near here
Stone circle near Rough TorAncient stone or rock art · 93 yd
Fernacre stone circle and two outlying stonesScheduled monument · 117 yd
Logan RockMountain / peak · 896 yd
Logan Rock, Louden Hill, Bodmin Moor, CornwallMountain or hill · 937 yd
Rough TorMountain / peak · 981 yd
43rd Wessex MemorialMemorial · 990 yd
SladesRuins · 1143 yd
GarrowListed building · 1.2 mi
Roughtor PlantationForest · 1.6 mi
Lower Moor PlantationForest · 1.8 mi
Slight univallate hillfort with outworks containing a medieval chapel and beacon at Helsbury CastleScheduled monument · 3.7 mi
RAF Davidstow Moor Memorial MuseumMuseum · 4.0 miOther information
Photo: Pete Chapman · CC BY-SA 2.0