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Stone Circle
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Stoney folklore:On the top of "Hedgehope," the round-headed hill that is neighbour to Cheviot, there is a hollow in an incised stone, known as the "Bluidy Trough," on account of the colour given to the water by the orange-red moss or lichen covering the stone. It is lucky to make a wish here, and drop in a crooked pin - a great number can be seen clearly, lying in the bottom of the hollow, in the water.
Contributed by Mr. T--., Belford, Northumberland, estate agent. From 'County Folk-lore' volume 4, Northumberland, by M C Balfour and N W Thomas (1904).
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Posted by Rhiannon
10th June 2009ce
Edited 1st July 2018ce
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