E.T. Cowling in “Rombalds Way” (1946) describing the Tree of life stone, records that ......
“it is one of the few known to local inhabitants, and marks the site of many May day religious services.” Mayday folklore and customs have often been related to promoting fertility in people, animals and the land. Perhaps there is a link to Yorkshires’ other carved stone The Fertility Stone
The lore for the Fertility Stone nr Dacre Banks relates to barren women sitting on it all night and being pregnant by the morning.
Hi Rich -
< The lore for the Fertility Stone nr Dacre Banks relates to barren women sitting on it all night and being pregnant by the morning. >
Where's this info come from? Any references?
from Keith B – passed down through the farmer’s family I think... I’ll find out for definite though.