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==Interpretation== The Mên-an-Tol is thought to date to either the late [[Neolithic British Isles|Neolithic]] or early [[Bronze Age Britain|Bronze Age]]. The holed stone could originally have been a natural occurrence rather than deliberately sculpted.<ref name="pastscape"/> The distribution of the stones around the site has led to the suggestion that the monument is actually part of a [[stone circle]].<ref name="pastscape"/> If so, then it is likely that the stones have been rearranged at some point, and the two standing stones either side of the holed stone may have been moved from their original positions.<ref name="pastscape"/> It has also been suggested that the holed stone could have been a capstone for the nearby cairn before being moved to its present position.<ref name="pastscape"/>
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