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Jenkins Longstone
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Menhir Jenkin
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Type:
Historic Site
Parish:
Madron
Hundred:
Penwith
Notes:
The longstone is no longer present. It's name is preserved in the name of the field.
Elements:
Jenkin
This refers to the name of a person:
name
menhir
Meaning:
long stone, standing stone
Elements notes:
<menhir> ‘longstone’ + <Jenkin> family name
Historic forms:
Jenkins Longstone 1841 (Field-Chun) (TA155, 1841)(Russell, 1971, p34) (Bond, 2009)