STONE CIRCLES 



in terms of a unit of 25-1 in., an Egyptian or Royal Persian cubit ;' 

 but space will not allow of its adequate discussion here. 



Fernacre, like other monuments on these moors, has escaped notice, 

 and the only published plan seems to be that of Lukis and Borlase, who 

 include it in their work on Prehistoric Monuments. 1 They admit however 

 that bad weather greatly interfered with their survey, and it is therefore 

 not surprising that it has been necessary in the accompanying plan to 

 correct and add to theirs in several particulars. 



A very large number of ruined huts and enclosures and some 

 barrows are to be found on the hills near by, especially under the south 

 and west faces of Row Tor ; if all these dwellings were inhabited at one 

 time they must have accommodated a considerable population of tin- 

 streamers and cattle-owners. Did the people who lived in these huts 

 put up and use the circle ? 



STANNON 



1 Journ. Anthrop. last. (Aug. 1895) and Proc. Soc. Antij. (1892). 



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