Emma Cox on Nostr: Grey wethers twin stone circles, Dartmoor, Devon Folklore says some crafty bastard ...
Grey wethers twin stone circles, Dartmoor, Devon
Folklore says some crafty bastard managed to convince someone (probably on a misty day) that the distant dots on the moorland were sheep, and got money for them. The buyer discovered in the morning they were just stones.
It’s not said if the main got his revenge. I hope so.
#StandingStoneSunday #Folklore #SilentSunday #History #Devon
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