More information : Two hundred yards W of the central circle of 'The Hurlers' stand the
'Pipers'; two large menhirs leaning towards the north.
Still there, probably the remains of another circle. Exact position
difficult to locate (esp in rain and mist).
(The stones are probably represented by the BS symbols (2) at SX
25717134). (1-2)
Blight, in his "Notes on Stone Circles" published circa 1869, speaks
of two upright stones of a fourth circle about 120 yards NW from "The
Hurlers". (3)
SX 25717134. Two 2.0 metre high monoliths to the south-west of "The
Hurlers" marked on OS 25" as Bdy Stones, are almost certainly the
stones noted by Blight and Crawford; there is now no evidence to
suggest that they ever formed part of a stone circle.
No further information about the origin of their name.
Published survey 1:2500 correct. (4)
Two granite monoliths, 2m high and each of rectangular section, about 0.3m by 0.4m. The top of each stone has a `chisel' end. The stones are approximately 3m apart. They have no obvious objective in their alignment and do not appear to be the remnants of a further stone circle as suggested by Crawford. (5) |