Mên-an-Tol
The Mên-an-Tol (Cornish: Men an Toll) is a small formation of standing stones in Cornwall, England (). It is about three miles northwest of Madron. It is also known locally as the "Crick Stone".
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- Crick Stone
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- Southwest Cornwall
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- Cornwall
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- Standing stones
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- Neolithic / Bronze Age
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- CASPN
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The Mên-an-Tol (Cornish: Men an Toll) is a small formation of standing stones in Cornwall, England (). It is about three miles northwest of Madron. It is also known locally as the "Crick Stone".
==Location== The Mên-an-Tol stands near the Madron to Morvah road in Cornwall. Other antiquities in the vicinity include the Mên Scryfa inscribed stone about 300 metres to the north and the Boskednan stone circle less than 1 kilometre to the northeast.