Devon - misc
The Hanging Stone
A view of the leaning 2.2 m long Menhir .
The stone on Lee Moor is a true Menhir which dates back to the Bronze Age
, one of only 3 examples of an isolated stone not connected to other
monuments, and in unlikely settings for boundary or marker stones -
others are Beardown Man (SX 596 796) and Harbourne Head (SX 696 650)
Legend has ‘The Hanging Stone’ causing the death of a local trying to steal a Sheep.
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Location see entry in South Devon - Dartmoor
Ref: 7846
Date: 17/12/2019
Location: SX 5838 6369