A beautiful solitary stone circle, the stones are said to be uncountable, there is also a legend which suggests a church buried beneath the stones. It is sometimes referred to as the Sunkenkirk for this very reason. The circle is also referred to as the 'grey cobbles'. Read More »
You are hereSt Swithin's day
15 July - The Bishop of Winchester or St Swithin died in AD 862. In legend the monks could not remove his body for 40 days and 40 nights because of torrential rain. It has now become folklore that if it rains on St Swithins day, it will rain for 40 days and 40 nights.
Arbor Low is one of the most important prehistoric sites in Derbyshire. Surrounded by unspoiled countryside with fantastic views over classic Derbyshire scenery, it is not hard to image that one is thousands of miles away from the hubbub of modern life. Read More »
It is a bit more involved than that, legend goes he was buried at westminster against his wishes and it rained for 40 days and nights. folk became scarred because they thought they had upset him and they decidedhe should be moved to the burial place of his choice-then it stopped raining
Perhaps we should move him back to Westminster given the drought our gardens are suffering this year?
Some much needed rain wouldn't go amiss.