Talk:Cheesewring

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It does not say in the article, but is this a natural formation, or is it man made like Stonehenge? Googlemeister (talk) 16:54, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

That question is now answered in the article. Andy F (talk) 14:55, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

"Answered" -- without any citation. It seems to me highly unlikely that it was formed by weathering, especially considering the very obviously carved stone, just between the 2 main formations, that looks like it came from a church or other old building. Where's the evidence that it formed naturally? Headbeater (talk) 07:42, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

Agreed. I find it staggeringly unlikely that these separate blocks piled up perfectly due to 'natural weathering'. Would be nice if some evidence was given.Ubertoaster (talk) 09:00, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

I think it is more likely that the name cheesewring derives from the West Country word for the pile of apples in a cider press - I know that is suggested in some other assessments of the Cheesewring. I hesitate to change it because I suppose either is possible. The website iwalkcornwall takes this view and says; The tor gets its name because it is topped with a natural rock formation that looks like the press with a stack of weights that was used to make cheese (and also cider as the apple pulp was known as "cheese").

Just thought I'd mention it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.120.60.251 (talk) 11:16, 28 March 2015 (UTC)