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Wern Derys

Standing Stone / Menhir

Folklore

The Herefordshire SMR says on the stone that "there are traditions 'of a general said to be buried there' and of a farmer digging round it & unsuccessfully applying the strength of 12 horses to root it up."

The stone had fallen by 1982 (when its total length was seen to be 9 foot) and it was reerected in 1989.

http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/hsmr/db.php?smr_no=1101 (It's not clear to me from which of the sources given the folklore originates).
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
15th February 2007ce
Edited 15th February 2007ce

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