Vue se of the Tolman (Tolmen), un grand bloc de granit en pente avec un trou circulaire suspendu au-dessus de la rivière North Teign, Dartmoor, Devon, Angleterre.

• Contributeur: Mick Sharp / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: 2D8RTEB
• Taille du fichier: 52,8 MB (2,6 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 4961 x 3721 px | 42 x 31,5 cm | 16,5 x 12,4 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 27 mai 2005
• Lieu: Tolman Holed Stone, Batworthy, Okehampton, Devon, England, UK

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View SE of the Tolman (Tolmen), a large sloping block of granite with a circular hole suspended over the North Teign River, Dartmoor, Devon, England, UK. Passing through the hole (c 3ft across) is said to cure or protect against rheumatism, & it was once part of a gruelling penance imposed on "Faithless wives and wantons" along with Cranmere Pool & the Scorhill & Grey Wethers stone circles. Some believe the existence of the holed stone attracted the building of Bronze Age monuments nearby. The hole & two other depressions are water worn, but prehistoric humans could have helped nature along. There is a long tradition of crawling through holed stones to affect cures, bring good luck & symbolise rebirth.

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