The Hurlers Stone Circles Bodmin Moor
by Richard Brookes
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The Hurlers Stone Circles Bodmin Moor
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Richard Brookes
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The intriguing ancient standing stones known as The Hurlers stand on a remote part of Bodmin Moor near the village of Minions in Cornwall, UK. The site comprises of three granite stone circles varying between 108-138 feet (33-42m) in diameter. The stones show evidence of having been worked to smooth them. The name originates in a legend that men who were playing Cornish Hurlers on a Sunday were magically turned to stone as a punishment for playing on the sabbath. Nearby stand two other monoliths known as the Pipers (who legend has it played music on a Sunday). There are also barrows, cairns, quoits, stone rows and hut circles in the vicinity. Archaeological excavations and analysis estimate the stones date from the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (about 2000-1000BC) and were possibly used for ceremonial, processional and ritual purposes given their alignments. Of the 150 prehistoric stone circles in England, 16 are on Bodmin Moor. With this grouping the site is unique. Taken in the summer.
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September 5th, 2016
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