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The Blowing Stone

Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire

A holed stone that roars when blown, said to have summoned Alfred's army.

The Blowing Stone is a large block of stone full of holes. If you blow into one of them in the right way, it makes a deep booming sound that can be heard far away.

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When
Legend
Where
51.5850, -1.5360
Group
Legends

Visiting

Beside a lane near Kingston Lisle, below the Ridgeway.

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