Ancient Sites / Devil / Legends / Standing Stones
by Ian · Published July 30, 2008 · Last modified November 29, 2018
Standing in the Norman churchyard of All Saints Church, the Rudston Monolith is the highest standing stone in Great Britain at 7.6m (25ft) with a 5m circumference and an estimated weight of 40 Tonnes.
An experiment run by William Strickland in the 18th century suggests the stone may extend underground to a similar depth as it high above ground.
Ancient Sites / Festivals / Folklore / May / Wells
by Ian · Published July 30, 2008 · Last modified November 29, 2018
The drumming well located near to the church is reputed to foretell death in the family of St Quentin. The folklore relates to a story about a fourteenth century drummer called Tom Hewson, who was accidentally knocked down the well by a St Quentin squire. His mother put a curse on the family predicting that the sound of drumming from the well would predict death in the family.
This church dates from the 13th century.
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