Tregeseal East stone circle

Tregeseal East is a prehistoric stone circle on the hillside south of Carn Kenidjack, about a mile northeast of St Just in Penwith. The circle consists of 19 upright granite stones, standing between one and 1.4 metres tall, arranged in a rough circle about 21 metres across. Known in Cornish as Meyn an Dons or ‘Stones of the Dance’, it is the only survivor of three circles once aligned east–west along this slope. Antiquarians have recorded the site since the 18th century, beginning with William Borlase in 1754 and later William Cotton and William Copeland Borlase. Their drawings and surveys show how the circle changed before later restorations and stone losses. Aerial photographs taken in 1947 hint at a possible third circle to the west, though some think it may have been a hut circle instead. Visitors find a quiet grassy circle on open moorland with wide views across west Cornwall. The standing stones stand close together, their rough shapes softened by centuries of wind and rain. The surrounding slopes carry other traces of ancient activity, linking Tregeseal East to a wider ritual landscape that includes nearby circles such as The Merry Maidens.