The logan stone, near Drewsteignton ([1828?])
H. Pyall
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| Devon | West Country Studies | M SC0680 |
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SC0680
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Compiled by Dr. Croker. A guide to the eastern escarpment of Dartmoor, with a descriptive map.London: Kirkman & Thackray; Exeter: A. Holden; Devonport & Plymouth: Roger Lidstone; Chudleigh: J. E. Searle, 1852. p. 16.A few miles from Bradford Pool is Sandy Park, a small village near the Teign. The Drewsteignton Logan Stone is on the banks of the river near the village. The stone is 10 feet in height, of an irregular form, the top is flat. When Mr. POLWHELE visited it a few years since he easily rocked it with his hand; at present the motion is very trifling, the cause of this diminution is most probably owing to the base having been enlarged by frequent attrition, and that is the natural result of all Logan Stones. The rocks above hang over the bed of the river in a threatening manner, the path leading to it is strewed with large stones, and there is not the least reason to suppose the spot was ever visited by the Druids. The vale of the Teign, near the Logan Stone, abounds in romantic scenery; immense rocks are scattered about the bed of the river, and the hills on both sides are lofty and precipitous.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
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174x239mm
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1828