Attn Eds Harwood Dale / Cloughton Moor

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Johnnyboy J
Johnnyboy Apr 20, 2008 13:50:50
Replying to Chris Collyer

Perhaps the confusion with two entries arose because there seems to have been another stone circle nearby until relatively recently. I've been trying to find out a bit about it, without much success. The Megalithic Portal has this, which seems to suggest that there were two different sites, and one was destroyed as recently as 2001:

http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=3136

I also found this on the Scarborough Evening News website:

http://www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk/news/Stone-circle-lies-in-ruins.388665.jp

The only other reference I could find was in Cloughton Parish Council's notes from late 2001 - early 2002, which makes reference to "the stone circle at the Hulleys" being badly damaged by contractors. The Hulleys is a farm / estate, about a mile and a half East of Standingstones Rigg on the road to Staintondale and Ravenscar. No stone circle, or site of one shown anywhere near the Hulleys on my OS map though - anybody got any more on this?

F fitzcoraldo
fitzcoraldo Apr 20, 2008 14:20:42
Replying to Johnnyboy

Howdo Johnny
The Hulleys site was recorded and mapped by Frank Elgee although I think it may have been first recorded by Knox, I'm working off memory here so may not be 100% correct. The site is in the valley close to Hulleys farm. I think a later evaluations cast doubts on whether the strutures there could be classified as a stone circle or more of a farmstead type structure. If no one else pipes up I'll give you a more definite answer in a couple of weeks when I can access my books.

cheers
fitz