Massive monoliths known as The Pipers of Boleigh stand out of sight in a field to the northeast. Within the circle itself, the Merry Maidens have theirs outside of the circle - a pair of The northwest, however while Boscawen-un has an associated standing stone The circle is very similar in size and design to the more secluded Boscawen-un circle 2 miles (3.4 km) to The stones vary in height from about 0.9 metres to 1.4 metres and are graded so that the tallest of the original stones stand towards the southwest, the builders of the circle also took care to level the tops of the stones and oriented them so their smoother sides faced into the circle. The picture postcard ring of stones consists of nineteen granite blocks set in an almost perfect circle of just under 24 metre diameter with a gap to the east marking an apparent entrance. Although the circle is located less than a mile to the north of the cliffs at Boscawen Point and Tater Du the sea is not visible from the site, instead the stones sit on a gently north-western facing slope above a shallow valley whose streams meander the short distance to the sea at Lamorna Cove. The Merry Maidens are probably the most well known, most accessible and most visited of the stoneĬornwall.
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