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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Hurlers Avenue - Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue in England in Cornwall

Submitted by theCaptain on Monday, 23 September 2013  Page Views: 2655

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Hurlers Avenue Alternative Name: Minions stone row
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Nearest Town: Liskeard  Nearest Village: Minions
Map Ref: SX2576371864
Latitude: 50.520558N  Longitude: 4.459271W
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
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
 3 Accuracy:
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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SandyG visited on 3rd May 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Car parking is available at SX 25967 71126. From here follow the footpath to the three stone circles known as The Hurlers. Head north towards the Cheesewring and the row will be found adjacent to the footpath.

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The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by theCaptain : Possible remains of a newly discovered stone avenue, running in an approximately north to south direction, on the moor to the north of the Hurlers stone circles. From what I saw the two approx parallel lines of stones are about 15 metres from each other, and stones can be found at about 10 metre spacings. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Possible remains of a newly discovered stone avenue, running in an approximately north to south direction, on the moor to the north of the Hurlers stone circles.

From what I saw (Sept 2013) the two approximately parallel lines of stones are (from memory) about 15 metres from each other, and stones can be found at about 10 metre spacings. The rows seemed fairly definite and "easy" to spot approaching from the south, and disappeared into the rougher and fern covered ground to the north.

Thanks to the people digging at The Hurlers for this information, first noted by Peter Herring in 2009.

Update November 2019: This alignment is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Minions, which includes a description, a simplified plan of the row from surveys carried out in June 2017 and May 2018, photographs of the alignment and the individual stones, plus access information. The SRoGB tells us there are clearly definable visual links with the cairns on the summits of Brown Gelly, Brown Willy, the Cheesewring and the sea, and illustrates these links with photographs.
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The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Plan of Minions stone row showing the position of the numbered stones (Source: Survey at 1:500 by Janet Daynes, Stuart Dow and Sandy Gerrard). (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Stone 8 measures 0.56m long by 0.12m wide and stands up to 0.30m high. The stone is orientated at 176°. This stone stands beside a small hollow. View from south (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Stone 7 measures 0.75m long by 0.49m wide and stands up to 0.05m high. The stone is orientated at 165°. This could be a slab of exposed bedrock. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Stone 6 measures 0.95m long by 0.24m wide and stands up to 0.41m high. The stone is orientated at 15°. View from south (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Stone 5 measures 0.72m long by 0.22m wide and stands up to 0.41m high. The stone is orientated at 60°. View from north west (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Stone 4 measures 0.82m long by 0.29m wide and stands up to 0.38m high. The stone is orientated at 140°. View from south east (Scale 1m).

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Stone 3. View from north with stones 4 and 5 in the background (Scale 1m).

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Stone 3 measures 0.94m long by 0.18m wide and stands up to 0.23m high. The stone is orientated at 148°.

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Stone 2 measures 1.03m long by 0.76m wide and stands up to 0.05m high. It could be a slab of bedrock. View from south (Scale 1m).

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Stone 1. View from west with stone 6 in the background (Scale 1m).

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Stone 1 measures 0.87m long by 0.33m wide and stands up to 0.21m high. The stone is orientated at 160°. View from south (Scale 1m).

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Looking north along the western row (Scale 1m). The rock formation in the background is the Cheesewring.

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Stones 3, 4 and 5. View from the north (Scale 1m).

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Looking south along the western row (Scale 1m ). Stone 3 in the foreground.

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Western row of stones. Stone 5 in foreground. View from the south (Scale 1m).

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by SandyG : Looking north along the row (Scale 1m).

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by theCaptain : Possible remains of a newly discovered stone avenue, running in an approximately north to south direction, on the moor to the north of the Hurlers stone circles. From what I saw the two approx parallel lines of stones are about 15 metres from each other, and stones can be found at about 10 metre spacings.

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by theCaptain

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by theCaptain

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by theCaptain

The Hurlers Avenue
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by theCaptain

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 251m ENE 68° Rillaton N Cairn* Cairn (SX26007195)
 260m ENE 78° Rillaton Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SX26027191)
 294m SSE 157° The Hurlers North* Stone Circle (SX25877159)
 421m SSE 168° The Hurlers (N)* Stone Circle (SX25847145)
 437m E 83° Minions Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX262719)
 449m S 170° The Hurlers causeway* Ancient Trackway (SX25837142)
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 517m S 184° The Hurlers Pipers* Standing Stones (SX25717135)
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 606m N 360° Stowe's Pound* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX25787247)
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 983m SSW 210° Minions Kerbed Cairn Cairn (SX25247103)
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 1.3km S 188° The Long Stone (Minions)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX25547055)
 1.4km W 277° Craddock Moor embanked avenue* Misc. Earthwork (SX24377208)
 1.5km WSW 251° Craddock Moor Cairn Cemetery* Barrow Cemetery (SX2435071429)
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