Duloe Stone Circle

Duloe Stone Circle is the smallest stone circle in Cornwall but features the largest stones of any Cornish circle, uniquely constructed from white quartz rather than the typical granite. The oval ring measures 11.7m by 10.2m and comprises eight stones, with four larger stones (up to 9 tons each) positioned at cardinal points and four smaller stones between them. Dating from the later third to early second millennia BC, the circle likely served as a community gathering place for ceremonies and rituals. First recorded in 1801, a hedge bisecting the circle was removed in 1858, and during re-erection of three stones in 1863 a Bronze Age urn containing cremated human bones was discovered, suggesting the ring may encircle a burial barrow.