The mystery of the 'Devil's' stone column in the UK

In the center of Yorkshire county (England) appeared three vertical stone columns, 5.5 - 6.7 and 6.8m high, respectively. They line up in a row, along the southeast - northwest direction.

Since 1709, England has been actively excavating and interpreting these stone columns. So far, they have not clarified anything.

Devil's Arrow

A row of arrows with 3 standing stone pillars, standing tall.

According to British records, the three stone pillars in Yorkshire are likely the remains of a row of 4-5 stone columns. It is located near the town of Aldborough, Yorkshire, less than 200m from the A1 motorway.

The dates of these three pillars are quite distant, belonging to the Neolithic or Bronze Age (about 1200 BC). This is the tallest standing stone set in the UK, known locally by many names. For example, Devil's Bolts, Three Sisters, Three Hounds. but the most popular is The Devil's Arrows.

In seventeenth century Yorkshire mythology, there was an inhabitant of Aldborough who angered the devil. In a fit of fury, the demon uprooted the long and large stone pillars in the nearby village of How Hilltop as arrows, and launched into Aldborough. Thanks to the angel's quick hand to stop (or the devil didn't aim properly), the arrow missed the target, fell to the edge of Aldborough.

The first demon is 6.8m high above the ground, famous for the second tallest stone pillar in the UK (after the 8m high stone pillar in Rudston). It has a cross section of 1.4 x 1.2m, standing on a patch of bare land that grows weeds.

The second demon is 110m away, 6.7m high, 1.5 x 1.2m cross section and slightly inclined to the south.

The third demon continues 60m away, 5.5m high, 2.6 x 1.4m cross section.

Yorkshire people also rumored, if you go around to see the devil 12 times counterclockwise, the devil will appear. Presumably, this superstition appeared in the Middle Ages, during the time when Christianity ruled out paganism. The church intentionally associates the strange stone pillars at Aldborough with Satan, seen as a demonic mandarin.

Excavation

Traces of grooves and dents on the body of the arrow can be caused by humans, or by weathering.

According to British historical records, in 1709, Yorkshire conducted the first excavation of demons. They drew a contour line 2.7m from the stone pillar standing in the middle, digging deep into the ground.

At 1.5m below the ground, people discovered that there were a lot of rocks, gravel, clay compacted around the stone column. Beneath this chaotic layer revealing the foot of the stone column is a square flat slab. Apparently, the stone column was hewn, base, and smoothed, then buried, reinforced with crushed stone and filled with earth on top.

In 1876 and 1881, Yorkshire excavated the legs of the remaining two demons respectively. They found that they were all 'planted' in the same way as the central column. In which, the lower column is buried shallower (1.4m) and the high column is buried deeper (1.8m).

All 3 arrows have the same type of millstone grit. In the UK, this is a common stone, but is not particularly available in Aldborough. Over time, the arrows were all worn down by the weather. However, they still retain the original shape trace. These are deep, longitudinal grooves extending from the top and indentations surrounding the body.

Another opinion is that the longitudinal grooves and indentations are natural. The millstone is not too durable. It is completely possible to be heavily weathered by wind and rain, forming traces as if there were human hands interfering.

4th stone pillar

Many people believe that the line to send demons in Aldborough must have 4 stone pillars. They cite the report of the medieval explorer John Leland, written around the 1530s. Leland clearly states, there are 4 stone columns lined up in a row.

About 30 years later, another medieval explorer, William Camden, reported that the fourth pillar had been dug up by treasure hunters. They thought they were hiding gold and silver under the arrows, so they cut it down and rummaged through a column to find it.

There is a lot of speculation about the fate of the 4th devil. Some say that, when building the bridge over the River Tutt, the inhabitants of Aldborough used it as a material. Several local gardens also claim to be keeping the remains of the demon. A manor in Aldborough claimed that the fourth pillar was sleeping deep underground.

According to Yorkshire folklore, the devil's bow consists of 5 or more stone pillars. If they were right, the space of the arrows would be huge. Straight northwest along the line of Aldborough demons leading to the river Ure. Most likely, the stone pillars were part of a huge prehistoric ritual landscape over this river valley.

Returning to the three arrows of Aldborough, British archeology is still skeptical. They do not know when they were 'planted', by whom and for what purpose.

Currently, there are two quite reasonable theories about seeing off the Aldborough demon:

1. First, it is a monument to the victory of the Romans.
2. Second, it's a lunar observatory, serving some religious purpose.

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