The Pipers — St Buryan
Late Neolithic – Early Bronze Age·Cornish Late Neolithic·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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About The Pipers — St Buryan
The Pipers — St Buryan in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic – Early Bronze Age megalithic attributed to Cornish Late Neolithic. Tallest standing stones in Cornwall, quartz-rich granite 0.5 km SW of Merry Maidens circle. Surveys document interior and comparative analysis.
Why it mattersImportant Cornish Late Neolithic megalithic of the Cornwall, England region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
- 02Landscape organisation
Theories
- 01Ceremonial aggregation
- 02Subsistence base
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic – Early Bronze Age
- Culture
- Cornish Late Neolithic
- Purpose
- Two standing stones 4.5 m and 3.6 m, paired pipers folklore flanking Merry Maidens
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
50.0670° N · 5.5870° W · 90 m · 4 mapped features
The Pipers — St Buryan — Main Chamber
chamberPrimary chamber
50.0672° N · 5.5869° WThe Pipers — St Buryan — Kerb/Circle Stones
circleCircuit stones
50.0668° N · 5.5868° WThe Pipers — St Buryan — Outlier
standing stoneAssociated outlier stone
50.0675° N · 5.5872° WThe Pipers — St Buryan — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureSecondary walled area
50.0666° N · 5.5872° W