Devil legend
The Devil's Lapstone
Marked by claws.
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- Wooded limestone ravine
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Devil legend · Peterlee
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Marked by claws.
See it clearly
National Nature Reserve; pin is the dene, not the stone. Check before you go.
The Devil dropped it.
A boulder in Castle Eden Dene is said to have been dropped by the Devil. He was carrying crumbly stone to build Durham Cathedral, and the stone bears his scratch marks and blood.