Men-An-Tol

by Vicki Lea Eggen

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Men-An-Tol

Artist

Vicki Lea Eggen

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Digital Art - Photographic Art

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Men-An-Tol means "Hole in stone" in Cornish.
This holed stone thought to be remains of a stone circle. Thought to be that the holed stone is the remains of a Neolithic tomb, primarily because holed stones have been found in conjunction with the entrances to burial chambers.

The doughnut-shaped stone is best known for the traditional belief that it had the power to heal illnesses. To cure rickets and tuberculosis, naked children were passed through the hole three times and then dragged through the grass three times toward the east. Adults seeking cure from rheumatism or spinal troubles crawled through the hole nine times against the sun.
Also know as “The Crick Stone' (‘The Devil's Eye’).
Copyright 2018 by Vicki Lea Eggen, All rights reserved

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May 29th, 2018

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