Nine Maidens stone row

Nine Maidens stone row
Nine Maidens stone row
Nine Maidens stone row is located in Cornwall
Nine Maidens stone row
Shown within Cornwall
LocationSt Columb Major, Cornwall
Coordinates50°28′18″N 4°54′34″W / 50.47167°N 4.90944°W / 50.47167; -4.90944
TypeStone row
History
PeriodsNeolithic / Bronze Age
Official nameThe Nine Maidens stone alignment, The Fiddler standing stone and two Bronze Age round barrows
Designated26 November 1928
Reference no.1021223
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameNine Maidens
Designated10 February 1967
Reference no.1144121

Nine Maidens stone row is an ancient monument in the parish of St Columb Major, Cornwall, England. The Nine Maidens (grid reference SW936675) are also known in Cornish as Naw-voz, or Naw-whoors meaning "the nine sisters".[1] This late neolithic stone row is 2 miles (3.2 km) north of St Columb Major.