its ▁on ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁low ▁r idge , ▁en closed ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁by ▁high ▁ground ▁on ▁all ▁sides . ▁It ▁is ▁thought ▁that ▁someone ▁attempted ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁circle ▁un success fully , ▁disturb ing ▁the ▁stones ▁pla cement ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁Now ▁the ▁site ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁gran ite ▁b ould ers , ▁with ▁ 5 ▁remaining ▁in ▁their ▁original ▁pla c ements . ▁In ▁the ▁Or dn ance ▁Survey ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁reported ▁ 2 9 ▁stones ▁originally . ▁ ▁The ▁stones ▁range ▁in ▁height ▁from ▁ 1 . 3 ▁m ▁to ▁ 1 . 9 2 ▁m . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁no ▁arch ae ological ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁site , ▁so ▁the ▁construction ▁date ▁is ▁only ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁Bron ze ▁Age , ▁approximately ▁ 1 4 0 0 – 5 0 0 ▁B CE . ▁The ▁circle ▁is ▁roughly ▁ 2 3 ▁m ▁in ▁diameter . ▁An ▁out lying ▁larger ▁stone , ▁ 2 ▁m ▁in ▁height , ▁stands ▁outside ▁the ▁circle ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁east . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁stones ▁show ▁signs ▁of ▁de grad ed ▁car ved ▁meg al ith ic ▁art , ▁consisting ▁of ▁gro ov es ▁and ▁cup - marks . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁stone ' s ▁name , ▁The ▁Pi per ' s ▁St ones , ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁derived ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁folk ▁tale ▁that ▁said ▁those ▁caught ▁dan cing ▁there ▁on ▁a ▁Sunday ▁would ▁turn ▁to ▁stone ,