The Bull Stone
Introduction
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Image: © Paul McIlroy Taken: 5 Jul 2007
This stone, on Leslie Green is said to have been used in the medieval sport of bull-baiting. The unfortunate animal was tethered to the stone and subjected to some form of ill-treatment.