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A folktale recorded by Francis Knight at the turn of the century tells of a throwing match between the devil and a local strongman. The protagonists took up positions on Shute Shelve Hill overlooking the Vale of the Axe, and each hurled a mighty stone. The strongman’s went furthest and landed just east of Lower Weare, unfortunately this stone appears to have been removed before the last war and its exact site is uncertain.
However the Devil's Stone is still in situ at the hamlet of Cross, in a pasture due south of Bourton Lane and masquerading as a bramble bush for most of the year. It is not more than four feet high and is only roughly shaped. Of greatest interest are its skyline correspondence with Winscombe Hill and also with Crook Peak about 2km to the north-west; the accuracy of the shape is startling and ties-in with the Wook’s Quoit correspondence, suggesting that there was a deliber ate acknowledgement of the hill by the megalith builders.
It is thus an interesting speculation that the peak could have been central to a Neolithic sacred landscape; however only the discovery of other ancient features could confirm this.
Source: Phil Quinn, The Forgotten Stones of West Mendip, in 3rd Stone Issue 25 (Spring 1997) page 15. Download from here.
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