Soulbury

Standing Stone / Menhir
SP8829327074

Also known as:

Soulbury Boot

Nearest town:

Leighton Buzzard (4km E)

OS reference:

SP8829327074

OS sheet:

165

Latitude:

51° 56' 4.81 N

Longitude:

0° 42' 56.16 W

Added to TMA by

baza

Images (2)
News (1)
Folklore (1)
Topics (1)

Images

Image of Soulbury (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Chance

The Soulbury Boot was a feature of the village for thousands of years before the road was built around it

Chance Apr 22, 2016

Image of Soulbury (Standing Stone / Menhir) by moss

Lovett’s School, Soulbury.

You can see the stone in front of the school, the road is new, the stone is old.....

british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol3/pp414-420#h2-0001

moss Apr 5, 2016

Articles

Soulbury

Ancient landmark in middle of road could be dug up after accident claim

baza Apr 5, 2016

A huge boulder which a road was bizarrely constructed around decades ago – could finally be removed after a motorist crashed into it.

The prospect of the ancient stone, thought to have been located in Chapel Hill, Soulbury, for millions of years, being taken away has prompted outrage from villagers as Bucks County Council finds itself stuck between a rock and a hard place.

And from The Guardian: theguardian.com/science/2016/apr/02/the-soulbury-stone-never-loses-and-now-the-council-knows-it

Update from BBC News:
Soulbury stone: White lines ‘horrific’ and ‘an eyesore‘

White lines painted around a boulder, thought to have been in place 11,000 years in an attempt to make it safer, have been described as an “eyesore” and “horrific” on social media.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-36024009

Soulbury

Standing Stone / Menhir

ryaner Apr 5, 2016

Some cite a legend that the stone rolls down the low hill every night at midnight only to reappear each morning, though sceptics scoff at such superstition and say it only happens every Halloween.

The Guardian, 5/4/16

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