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Witches' stones on a chimney in Jersey. In folklore, these are believed to provide resting-places for witches - in fact they were to protect the joins of thatched roofs from seeping water.

Photo taken by Man vyi with Canon PowerShot A40 on 11/6/2005


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current08:19, 11 October 2005442×663 (163 KB)Ikiwaner (rotated, cropped, contrast, sharpened)
12:06, 12 June 2005460×687 (212 KB)Man vyi (Witches' stones on a chimney in Jersey. In folklore, these are believed to provide resting-places for witches - in fact they were to protect the joins of thatched roofs from seeping water. Photo taken by Man vyi with Canon PowerShot A40 on 11/6/2)
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