Hilly Fields Stone Circle

Straw man scarecrow lying under a tree looking dead. Stone circle in the background.

I found a straw man. Truly terrifying. Country bumpkin ways are alive and well in South London.

I found it after doing an Uber Eats bicycle delivery nearby of a breakfast sausage bap.

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a circle of stones in a park

Earlier in the year I cycled up Hilly Fields park for the first time.

It’s quite a hill, thank god for electric bicycles.

At the top and round the corner I stumbled across this stone circle. Now, normally stone circles in Britain are special things, tourist attractions like Stonehenge or there’s one in Glastonbury.

But without pomp or ceremony, here I stumbled on a stone circle in an otherwise average London park. Without a druid in sight. No entrance fee and no hippies touching the stones for good vides. Surprisingly.

I would’ve been more surprised, had I not been on holiday to Ireland this Summer where every farm has a stone circle.

ā€œArhh, yeahā€ my Irish girlfriend said. ā€œThat’s where the fairies live. It’s bad luck to clear itā€

ā€œI thought you had Leprechaunsā€ I said.

ā€œLeprechauns are just one type of fairy. In Ireland, we have lots of types of fairy folkā€ she said.

And my mind was blown.

And your mind will be blown too on a trip to Hilly Fields Stone Circle (if you haven’t already been to Ireland.)

Stone plinth says ā€˜SOLTICE’ next to ā€˜JULY’.
Stone plinth in the middle of the circle says ā€˜SOLTICE’ next to July. What happens here at the summer soltice? Do South Londoners sacrifice a virgin cow?

Afterwards I recommend a flying cycle ride down the steps down the back.

They aren’t too steep.

But do slam on your brakes at the end because, they lead out into passing traffic.

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