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Devil's Arrows

Neolithic menhirs in North Yorkshire, England

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The Devil's Arrows are four standing stones or menhirs in an alignment approximately 660 feet (200 m) to the east of the A1(M), adjacent to Roecliffe Lane, Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire, England, near to where the A1 road now crosses the River Ure (grid reference SE390666). They have been designated as a scheduled monument since 1923.

Paleolithic
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Iron Age
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Aubrey visit

1687

Treasure hunt displacement

18th century

Devil legend recorded

1721

Scheduled monument designation

1923

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United Kingdom

Coordinates

54.09° N, -1.40° E