Tolvan Holed Stone

The Tolvan holed stone is a large triangular-shaped standing stone [1]. It measures 2.3 m high, 2.3 m wide at the base, and is 0.3 m thick [1]. Near the base of the monument is a circular hole, approximately 43 cm in diameter [1]. The standing stone is located about 800 m north of the village of Gweek in Cornwall, England, behind the farmhouse at Tolvan Cross [1]. The Tolvan stone is the largest holed stone in Cornwall [1]. "Tolvan" originated from the term, toll-ven meaning holed stone in Cornish [1]. The Tolvan holed stone is mentioned in historical records in Cornwall in 1649, and is referred to as the "Main-toll great stone" [1].