The hot sands were brought and shoveled onto the hearth stones.

After a while, Airmid picked it up and laid it on the hearth stone by the fire.

The hearth stone extended across this whole area, and it was topped with a firehood.

Sparks exploded outwards, scattering the hounds who lay just beyond the ring of hearth stones.

Dismé asked, like a cricket chirping from beneath a hearth stone, shrill and incredulous.

The Brigadier, I am sure, will give you his chair next to the hearth stone.

The hearth stones for the camp fire were still there, scattered a little and blackened with soot.

He flung off his helmet, dashed it to the hearth stones, and charged.

Then he pressed his hand to the hearth stones.

Ranald knelt to pull the hearth stones into place and build her a fire of peat from the fallen roof.