Nine Maidens stone row is an ancient monument in the parish of St Columb Major, Cornwall, England.
The Nine Maidens (grid reference SW936675) are also known in Cornish as Naw-voz, or Naw-whoors meaning The nine sisters . This late neolithic stone row is located 2 miles (3 km) to the north of the town of St Columb Major.
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