Devil's Stone (Addlebrough)
The Devil's Stone ( German "Teufelsstein" ) is a boulder on the western slope of Addlebrough Mountain near Bainbridge in North Yorkshire , England .
description
The irregularly rounded stone is about four meters long and 2.5 meters high. It was probably deposited there by a melting glacier tongue. Its location is not far from Carpley Green Road on the western slope of the hill halfway up next to a drywall field wall .
On its upper side there are bowls that are reminiscent of cup-and-ring markings , but probably arose naturally.
Legend
Legend has it that the Devil's Stone was thrown by a giant who lived on Semer Water in response to the Carlow Stone that the giant threw from Addlebrough Hill onto the banks of Semer Water. Edmund Bogg, in his book Richmondshire in 1908, attributed the bowls on the stone to the fingers of the devil who threw the stone. A theme that can also be found in other stones - Christian over-molded stories in which the devil usually replaces the legendary giant or hero figures of the much older local myths.
literature
- Martyn Hanks: Yorkshire Dales and Moors. Youth Hosteller's Walking Guide. Landmark, Ashbourne 1997, ISBN 1-901522-41-5 , p. 116.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ megalithix.wordpress.com : "One of the legends of this place suggested there might be cup-and-ring markings on the stone, but the curious markings on top of the rock seem to be natural."
Coordinates: 54 ° 17 '15.2 " N , 2 ° 5' 17.5" W.