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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Stripple Stones Alternative Name: SX14357521
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Bodmin  Nearest Village: Blisland
Map Ref: SX14357521  Landranger Map Number: 200
Latitude: 50.547106N  Longitude: 4.621764W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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markj99 visited on 10th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 The Stripple Stones Henge and Stone Circle are one of the most impressive monuments in Cornwall. The relative seclusion gives this site a relaxed vibe.

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Stripple Stones
Stripple Stones submitted by Bladup : Stripple Stones Henge, Lots of stones have been put back up and it looks and feels amazing. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A ruined 44.8m (147-foot) diameter circle-henge - some estimates say that the circle may have once consisted of as many as 28 standing stones! In 2015 the wall that passed though the site was redirected around the outside of the henge and in 2016 seven stones were re-erected, Meaning there are now 11 upright stones some as much as 2.5m high.

The larger fallen stones at the site weren't re-erected in 2016 because they were classed as been over 7 tons and the equipment they used couldn't lift more than 7 ton stones, Hopefully one day they'll also be re-erected, The other prone stones weren't re-erected because of their broken conditions.
With thanks to Bladup for the above update, Dec 2024.

Directions to Stripple Stones by markj99, added September 2022: Take the St Breward/Temple turn off the A30. Follow the St Breward road for c. 0.8 mile to the 1st crossroad. Turn left and park up on the grass verge after c. 0.2 miles. Walk c. 170 yards NNW to Trippet Stones. Walk NE for 0.3 miles to the corner of the common. Follow the track NE for c. 0.35 miles. Walk SE for c. 0.2 miles to the summit of Hawk's Tor. The Stripple Stones are located 0.25 miles SE of the summit. My route to Stripple Stones is on OS Maps here.

The circle stands in the middle of a henge 68.3m (224 feet) in diameter, which has an "entrance" 4.6m (15 feet) wide located at the WSW. Three semi-circular bulges in the henge are apparent at the NNE, E, and WNW portions.

Near the centre of the circle is a fallen pillar 3.7m (12 feet) long, originally standing 4.3m(14 feet) SSE from the centre of the ring. It has been suggested that the pillar could have been used as a backsight from which an observer, looking at the edges of the three semi-circular bulges on the henge, would have seen the major northern moonrise at the NNE, the equinoctial sunrise at the E, and the May Day sunset at the WNW.

Access: Just off the A30 on road towards St Breward, not far beyond Jamaica Inn. The Trippet Stones are visible from the road, and the Stripple Stones are 1km further on to the ENE.
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Stripple Stones submitted by cazzyjane : Stripple Stones. Please visit via Hawks Tor and not through Hawks Tor Farm as I did by mistake! (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Stripple Stones submitted by postman : The Stripple stones henge, two out of four standing stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Stripple Stones submitted by cazzyjane : Stripple Stones, Bodmin Moor. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Stripple Stones submitted by Bladup : Stripple Stones Henge. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Stripple Stones submitted by Bladup : Stripple Stones Henge, The stone on the right has been put back up but I think it's the wrong way up, It's better up than down though. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Stripple Stones submitted by Bladup : Stripple Stones Henge, It just feels so much more complete with the stones back up.

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Stripple Stones submitted by celticmaiden55 : Fallen central stone hidden in the undergrowth.

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Stripple Stones submitted by Postman : Looking pretty damn good

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Stripple Stones submitted by Postman : Standing to attention

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Stripple Stones submitted by cazzyjane : Stripple Stones, Bodmin Moor. From this angle these stones remind my of Stalldown Row or the Cornwood Maidens on Dartmoor.

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Stripple Stones submitted by cazzyjane : Stripple Stones.

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Stripple Stones submitted by Bladup : Stripple Stones Henge,There's more stones still down [to hopefully be put back up one day], One of them is bottom left of the photo. (2 comments)

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Stripple Stones submitted by Bladup : Stripple Stones Henge with Brown Willy in the background.

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Stripple Stones submitted by postman : The Stripple stones henge, three out four stones.

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Stripple Stones submitted by postman : The Stripple stones henge, one up one down, Brown Willy in the distance.

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Stripple Stones submitted by postman : The Stripple stones henge, one up one down.

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Stripple Stones submitted by postman : The best stone of the four, reminds me of a pound sign.

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Stripple Stones submitted by postman : The Stripple stones henge, two out of four standing stones.

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Stripple Stones submitted by celticmaiden55 : The fourth standing stone which is very difficult to photograph to include the other three.

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Stripple Stones submitted by celticmaiden55 : Three of the standing stones.

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Stripple Stones submitted by celticmaiden55 : Three of the standing stones with the undergrowth where the central stone is lying.

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Stripple Stones submitted by thecaptain : The large western standing stone in the rays of a setting sun. (6 comments)

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Stripple Stones submitted by Bladup : Stripple Stones Circle Henge

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Stripple Stones submitted by Bladup

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Re: Directions to Stripple Stones by markj99 on Monday, 26 September 2022
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Directions: Take the St Breward/Temple turn off the A30. Follow the St Breward road for c. 0.8 mile to the 1st crossroad. Turn left and park up on the grass verge after c. 0.2 miles. Walk c. 170 yards NNW to Trippet Stones. Walk NE for 0.3 miles to the corner of the common. Follow the track NE for c. 0.35 miles. Walk SE for c. 0.2 miles to the summit of Hawk's Tor. The Stripple Stones are located 0.25 miles SE of the summit. My route to Stripple Stones is on OS Maps.
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Re: Stripple Stones by RoyReed on Wednesday, 03 July 2019
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This is a link to a 360° panorama made from the centre of the circle in June 2019 after the re-erection of several of the fallen stones.
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Re: Stripple Stones by Bladup on Wednesday, 27 April 2016
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This is wonderful news and well done to everyone involved - https://theheritagetrust.wordpress.com/2016/04/27/the-cornish-collection-the-stripple-stones/
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Re: Stripple Stones by TheCaptain on Monday, 22 December 2008
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Stripple Stones Stone Circle and Henge, Blisland, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall
Visited Sunday, 28th September 2008.

On my way back from a weekend in Penwith it was an hour and a half drive to Bodmin moor where I took a break at the Trippet Stones. At last I can get some pictures of these in the setting sun. Hmmm, Hawks Tor and the Stripple Stones are tempting.... Go for it, should be about an hour and a half or two hours max. Good decision, I haven’t seen the Stripple stones for years and years.

To get to the Stripple Stones, I walked diagonally northeast across the moorland from the Trippet Stones, following tracks left by many vehicles, leading down to the corner of the area in the little valley where there is a river crossing. Although there is a reasonable fording for vehicles, with as much water as there was in the stream, the stepping stones for foot crossing were a bit small, submerged and loose. There were a couple of reasonably sized dark fish darting about from rock to rock.

Once across the stream, proceed up the trackway between the walls through a few gates, and past the sheep folds and enclosures until you get to the open moorland again. From here head as best as you can to the top of Hawks Tor (307m) from where there are tremendous views all around. Looking to the southeast, and a mile or so away are the remains of an old china clay tip, and a wooded area. About halfway between the top of Hawks Tor and here, the remains of The Stripple Stones can be seen, at the corner of a couple of walls, with the long marsh grass growing in the ditch of the henge clearly to be seen. The walk down from the top of the tor is relatively easy, the second half of the walk through a sheep field, after passing through a couple of gates.

In places, the ditch and bank of the outer henge is fairly clear to be seen, but in other places, it is very difficult to determine properly. The overall outer diameter of the henge is somewhere between 60 and 70 metres, but with nowhere more than a metre height or depth of the bank and ditch. The ditch seems to vary between 2 and 4 metres in width. There is possibly an entrance at the southwest.

Within the henge, the remains of the stone circle are not in a very good state of preservation, but there is enough to be able to make it all out. The diameter of the stone circle is approximately 45 metres, and there would have originally been about 28 stones. I counted fourteen stones still in existence, plus whatever would be in the wall, which is built over the top of a good section of the northeastern arc of the circle. Of these stones, four are still standing, one a lovely shapely slab, and a couple, although nearly flat to the ground, can be seen to be still leaning from within their sockets. Most of these stones are about 1.5 to 2 metres in length, and spaced at about 3 to 5 metres from each other. In the centre of the circle is massive prostrate slab, almost 4 metres in length, and which shows signs of having been split. This would have made a wonderful central gnomon to the circle and henge.

Despite the constant traffic which can be seen and heard on the A30, about a mile away, this is a lovely spot. The views to the south and east are tremendous.

On my walk back to the car, going down the slopes of Hawks Tor, I disturbed a fox, which ran off in front of me, with a very red coat and white tipped tail. Lovely. The Sun had just set before I got back to the car ! but there was still enough light to get back OK. Then it’s the two hour whizz up the A30 / M5 to home.
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    Re: Stripple Stones by AngieLake on Tuesday, 23 December 2008
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    What a lovely description of your visit Martyn. I felt as if I was there with you. The directions are very helpful too, but I doubt I'd have good enough balance to cross that stream. (SEM will remember the problems I had crossing the River Tawe to get to Cerrig Duon!)
    It was fortunate that you were there to photograph that kind of 'biblical' sky over the stones. Well done.
    Thanks for this.
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