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The Hurlers is a Neolithic and Bronze Age stone circle complex located on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, comprising three roughly circular arrangements of standing stones aligned roughly north-south. The monument consists of three main circles, each measuring approximately 21 metres in diameter, accompanied by outlying stone pairs that form part of the wider ceremonial landscape. The stones were erected during the Bronze Age, though the site may have had earlier Neolithic usage, and the monument is thought to have served ritual and communal purposes typical of prehistoric ceremonial centres. The name derives from a Cornish legend, though modern scholars understand the site as part of the significant concentration of Bronze Age ritual monuments found across Bodmin Moor.
The Hurlers: three stone circles with paired outlying stones is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008117. View the official record →
The Hurlers is a Neolithic and Bronze Age stone circle complex located on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, comprising three roughly circular arrangements of standing stones aligned roughly north-south. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008117.
The Hurlers: three stone circles with paired outlying stones is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008117.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Cleer's Well and cross (3.2 km), Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard (3.4 km), Medieval wayside cross at Redgate (4.1 km).
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