Trippet stones

The circle is situated on nearly level ground and has a diameter of 104.6 ft. It is made of eight upright granite stones with four others that have fallen. The stones are spaced on average around 12 ft apart, the highest measuring 5.2 ft. The fallen stones are 6.8 ft and 5.2 ft long. William Lukis suggested there may originally have been as many as twenty-six menhirs that suffered at the hands of stone-breakers. Aubrey Burl suggested twenty eight, set up on opposite facing pairs and suggests the name represents the folklore belief that the stones were girls punished for tripping lightly on Sabbath. The Stripple stones are visible around 1 km eastwards over boggy ground.