Nine Maidens Stone Row

Nine Maidens stone row is an ancient monument in the parish of St Columb Major, Cornwall, England [1]. The Nine Maidens are also known in Cornish as Naw-voz, or Naw-whoors meaning "the nine sisters" [1]. This late neolithic stone row is 2 miles north of St Columb Major [1]. The row comprises nine stone megaliths and is situated in a field alongside the A39 between St Columb Major and Wadebridge [1]. The row is approximately 108 metres long, with stones varying in height from 0.8 metres to 2.1 metres [1]. The stones are irregularly spaced and aligned in a north easterly direction [1]. They are aligned towards a stone known as the Fiddler, which lies on the moorland approximately 800 metres away [1]. The stone row was first noted by historian Richard Carew in 1605 [1].