Nine Stones (Altarnun), Sunday 23rd May 2010.
SX 23612 78146, Alt 297m, Access 3, Ambience 5, Condition 4
This is a beautiful little stone circle about 14 metres in diameter. Eight stones about 1.5 metres tall stand with a gap on the northeast side for one or perhaps two more. There is also a similar sized pillar in the middle, but I am not sure whether this is an original part of the circle or a more recent boundary marker.
It is bone dry out here today, but it looks like the stones usually stand in pools of water, and get used by cattle, as the ground is hollowed out around all the stones by more than a foot. I am surprised that they don’t all get pushed over, some are leaning precariously. There is lots of cow hair around, which shows how effective the stones are for scratching the cattle.
It is really beautiful out here, lots of tweeting birds and a nice cooling breeze. Pasty time!
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