Probably the best known and most perfect stone circle in Cornwall, the Merry Maidens (St Buryan) is a true and complete circle of nineteen upright stones between 3 and 4.5 feet tall. It is Generally accepted to date from about 2400 BC (Bronze Age) and has an entrance gap to the east. [‘Belerion – Ancient Sites of Land’s End’ Craig Weatherhill, Alison Hodge 1981].