Merry Maidens stone circle
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The Merry Maidens stone circle is a well-preserved late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circle in Cornwall, England, noted for its nearly perfect ring of standing stones and associated local folklore.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merry Maidens stone circle canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5945101 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merry Maidens stone circle Context triple: [Penwith Peninsula, contains, Merry Maidens stone circle]
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A.
King’s Men stone circle
The King’s Men stone circle is a prehistoric stone circle in Oxfordshire, England, forming part of the Rollright Stones complex and dating back to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age.
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B.
Machrie Moor stone circles
Machrie Moor stone circles are a group of prehistoric stone circles and standing stones on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, notable for their Bronze Age origins and dramatic moorland setting.
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C.
Cromlech stone circle
Cromlech stone circle is a prehistoric megalithic ring of standing stones located near the Little St Bernard Pass in the Alps.
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D.
Cissbury Ring
Cissbury Ring is a large Iron Age hill fort and prehistoric flint mine site in West Sussex, England, known for its extensive earthworks and archaeological significance.
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E.
Belas Knap long barrow
Belas Knap long barrow is a well-preserved Neolithic chambered tomb in the Cotswolds, known for its distinctive false entrance and scenic hilltop setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merry Maidens stone circle Target entity description: The Merry Maidens stone circle is a well-preserved late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circle in Cornwall, England, noted for its nearly perfect ring of standing stones and associated local folklore.
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A.
King’s Men stone circle
The King’s Men stone circle is a prehistoric stone circle in Oxfordshire, England, forming part of the Rollright Stones complex and dating back to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age.
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B.
Machrie Moor stone circles
Machrie Moor stone circles are a group of prehistoric stone circles and standing stones on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, notable for their Bronze Age origins and dramatic moorland setting.
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C.
Cromlech stone circle
Cromlech stone circle is a prehistoric megalithic ring of standing stones located near the Little St Bernard Pass in the Alps.
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D.
Cissbury Ring
Cissbury Ring is a large Iron Age hill fort and prehistoric flint mine site in West Sussex, England, known for its extensive earthworks and archaeological significance.
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E.
Belas Knap long barrow
Belas Knap long barrow is a well-preserved Neolithic chambered tomb in the Cotswolds, known for its distinctive false entrance and scenic hilltop setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prehistoric monument
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ stone circle ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | public ⓘ |
| associatedWith | folklore of dancing stones ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| constructedInPeriod |
early Bronze Age
ⓘ
late Neolithic ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | prehistoric Britain ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dans Maen
ⓘ
Dawn's Men ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
evenly spaced stones
ⓘ
low stone height compared to some other circles ⓘ |
| hasFolklore | maidens turned to stone for dancing on a Sunday ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
field boundaries
ⓘ
rural lanes ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMonument |
The Pipers standing stones
ⓘ
Tregiffian burial chamber ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | roughly level ground ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Newlyn and Land's End
ⓘ
linked to:
Newlyn
|
| locatedIn |
Penwith Peninsula
ⓘ
West Penwith Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
linked to:
West Penwith
|
| locatedNear |
B3315 road
ⓘ
Land's End Peninsula ⓘ
linked to:
Lands End Peninsula
|
| location | Cornwall ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic England ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Lamorna ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Penzance ⓘ |
| numberOfStones | 19 ⓘ |
| partOf | prehistoric landscape of West Penwith ⓘ |
| plan | nearly perfect circle ⓘ |
| region |
South West England
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| setting | open farmland ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological surveys
ⓘ
local legends ⓘ |
| touristAttractionStatus | local landmark ⓘ |
| usedFor |
archaeological study
ⓘ
modern pagan ceremonies ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Merry Maidens stone circle Description of subject: The Merry Maidens stone circle is a well-preserved late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circle in Cornwall, England, noted for its nearly perfect ring of standing stones and associated local folklore.
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