The Hurlers
The Hurlers is a group of 3 stone circles, near the village of Minions on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor, which date from the Bronze Age: around 1500 BC. The name is said to derive from a legend in which a group of men were turned into stone as a punishment for playing a game of Cornish hurling on the Sabbath.
In 2013, the strip of grass between the centres of the stone circles was excavated to uncover a 4000 year old cobbled stone pavement joining the two circles. Archaeologists describe this as a "unique" structure.
More information about the Hurler Stone Circles from the Cornwall Heritage Trust.
On walks
- Minions and the Cheesewring (3.8 mile walk)
Also mentioned in walks
- Minions and Caradon Hill (5 mile walk)
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