A foggy August morning greeted me on my latest pilgrimage to find the Hurlers stone circles.
On the way I stopped at King Doniert’s Stone. According to English Heritage “These two fragments, one of which is known as King Doniert’s Stone, are the only surviving examples of 9th-century stone crosses in Cornwall. The inscription on King Doniert’s Stone, bearing the name of a Cornish king, is the only such cross to feature a character known also from documentary sources.”
Stunning views.
The Hurlers are easy to find, located at the village called Minions and with a clearly marked, free car park.
There are 3 stone circles. The south circle have very few stones, the north circle has more stones but it was the middle stone circle that I was interested in. This photo was taken when the fog had cleared and the sheep just looked as if he was guarding the sacred place.
As you can see, when I arrived, the fog gave a really magical feel to the place. Visiting here on a foggy day, the place had a real otherworldly quality, remote and mysterious.
A different picture when the fog cleared slightly.
There are 29 stones in the middle circle (discounting the entrance stones and the Michael and Mary stones in the centre). The two diamond shaped entrance stones mark the energy flow.
And the Node, where the Michael and Mary lines cross is roughly in the centre. The circle is set on a quartz crystal ‘floor’.
The Michael line then shot off at an angle, to pass right through the Cheesewring, which was about 30 minutes walk from the stone circle, very steep and very wet. This photo shows the Cheesewring in the distance taken from the Node.
The approach is steep and slippery, with rocks strewn all over the place. It reminded me of The Valley of Stones near Littlebredy in Dorset. There was even a rock hugging a tree.
But what a feat of engineering. I have included a photo of Hamish Miller at the Cheesewring and the photo I took today.
Blessings. Heather