News item found tonight on Devonlive website:
It’s a little known fact that a village tucked away in the heart of Devon every year staves off the Devil “saving the world from potential catastrophe”, or so the story goes.
Shebbear in North Devon is home to an unusual rock known as the Devil’s Stone it is believed by locals to be the resting place of the Devil after he was cast out of heaven by the archangel Michael.
After casting him down to earth Michael threw a stone at him trapping him beneath the ground. This stone, according to legend, landed in Shebbear’s village square.
While it may seem far fetched that the devil is buried under a village square in Devon, locals are adamant the ceremony is vital. Some claim the last time the stone went unturned was in 1939, the year World War Two started.
More, with a video and archive photos from 1953 and 2013 here http://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devil-comes-devon--meet-541964
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