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The Hurlers Stone Circle, Minions, Cornwall

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The Hurlers Stone Circle, Minions, Cornwall
Minions, Cornwall, England
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Minions is a small village on the southern fringe of Bodmin Moor. Above the village rises the fascinating rock formations known as the Cheesewring. Closer at hand, though, is a complex of stone circles known as The Hurlers. There are three circles, of different sizes, occupying low, fairly level ground, with evidence of barrow burials scattered in and amongst the circles. Its a fascinating place, where the past is very much present.

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