Dragon or monster
The Bures Dragon
Bures, Suffolk
A chronicle from 1405 reports that a dragon appeared near Bures, 'vast in body, with a crested head, teeth like a saw', and ate sheep. Archers were sent to shoot it, but the arrows bounced off.
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- When
- 1405
- Where
- 51.9700, 0.7700
- Group
- Dragons & monsters
Visiting
The chalk dragon can be seen from the lanes near Bures.
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