 The Kerris Standing Stone is a solitary menhir sitting all alone in a field near farms. According to one observer, "Artifacts have been found in the field nearby the stone - flint tools, a stone axe and collections of regular shaped pebbles (these may have been used to heat pots of food or as sling shot stones to defend the nearby roundago (defensive enclosure)."
About the Kerris Standing Stone
Megalithic Portal: Kerris Standing Stone
Wikipedia: Menhir
Journey to the Kerris Standing Stone
The Kerris Standing Stone is located in a field near the tiny hamlet of Kerris located on a minor road off the B3315 three miles from Penzance in the West Penwith area of Cornwall in southwest England.
Ordnance Survey Map (SW44392742)
Visitors Information
Visitors information for the Kerris Standing Stone may be found at the geograph website. For general Cornwall tourist information, see the Visit Cornwall website.
Additional Photos of the Kerris Standing Stone
Road Sign for Kerris, Location of the Kerris Standing Stone
Approaching the Kerris Standing Stone
Kerris Standing Stone
Kerris Standing Stone
Kerris Standing Stone
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