The Stripple Stones
Thursday, July 4th, 2019On private land just to the south of Hawk’s Tor on Bodmin Moor stands the Stripple Stones, the only stone circle in Cornwall to be in a henge (a bank and ditch). The circle dates to the late neolithic (2800-2000bce) and is about 45m in diameter. Originally there were thought to have been between 28 and 37 stones of which 15 remain. Some of these had fallen, but most were re-erected during a recent restoration.
At some time in the past the circle had been cut through by a boundary wall. This wall was moved outside of the monument as part of the restoration.
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