Nature . anding stones, ancientcrosses and holed stones, while some of the barrowscan still be traced. The descriptions of the locality given by Borlase andLukis, however, do not exhaust the points of writes as follows : — A cave still perfect ... is on an eminence in thetenement of Boleit (Boleigh) in St. Burvan, and abouta furlong south-west of the village of Trewoofe(Trove). It is called the Fowgow, and consists of atrench 6 feet deep and 36 long, faced on each sidewith unhewn and uncemented stones, across which, toserve as a roof, long stone posts or slabs are laidcovered
Nature . anding stones, ancientcrosses and holed stones, while some of the barrowscan still be traced. The descriptions of the locality given by Borlase andLukis, however, do not exhaust the points of writes as follows : — A cave still perfect ... is on an eminence in thetenement of Boleit (Boleigh) in St. Burvan, and abouta furlong south-west of the village of Trewoofe(Trove). It is called the Fowgow, and consists of atrench 6 feet deep and 36 long, faced on each sidewith unhewn and uncemented stones, across which, toserve as a roof, long stone posts or slabs are laidcovered with thick turf planted with furze. Thebreadth of the cave is about 5 feet. On its north-westside, near the south-west end, a narrow passage leadsinto a branch cave of considerable extent, constructedin the same manner. At the south-west end is anentrance by a descending path ; but this, as well asthe cave itself, is so well concealed by the furze thatthe whole looks like an ordinary furze break without. -The Merry Ma (looking East) Lukis thus describes the Pipers :— Two rude stone pillars of granite stand erect,317 feet apart, and about 400 yards to the north-eastof the Circle of Dawns-Maen. No. 1 is 15 feet high,4 feet 6 inches in breadth, and has an average thick-ness of 22 inches, and is 2 feet 9 inches out of theperpendicular. The stone is of a laminated nature,and a thin fragment has flaked off from the upperpart. No. 2 is 13 feet inches high, and is muchsplit perpendicularly. At the ground level its plan insection is nearly a square of about 3 feet. Goon-Rith is next described :— No 3 is naturallyof a rectangular form in plan, and is 10 feet 6 inchesin height. The land on which it stands is calledGoon-Rith, or Red Downs. The upper part of thestone is of irregular shape. Borlase, in his History of Cornwall (1769), onlymentions the circle, but W. C. Borlase in his Naenia Cornubiae (1872) gives a very rough plan 1 I may her i ili at 9 de ns is very comm jn as a n
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