Mên-an-Tol, Cornwall T-Shirt

The Mên-an-Tol is a small formation of standing stones near Madron in Cornwall. It is also known locally as the "Crick Stone". The name Mên-an-Tol in the Cornish Language literally means "the hole stone". It consists of three upright granite stones: a round stone with its middle holed out with two small standing stones to each side, in front of and behind the hole. When seen at an angle from one side, the stones form a three-dimensional "101". These stones might have been the entrance to some now vanished tomb. It is possible that they were part of some ancient calendar. Mên-an-Tol is supposed to have a fairy or piskie guardian who can make miraculous cures. In one case, a changeling baby was put through the stone in order for the ...