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his remark that the under side of the large stone is not weather- 
worn is in favour of this stone having been the covering stone of 
adolmen. The presence of three smaller stones is also in 
accordance with this. They are not so large as one would expect 
the supports of a dolmen to be, but it is possible that some 
fragments may have been carried’ away. 
Miss Munro, whose father, William Munro, Esq., formerly 
owned Druids’ Stoke, says:—‘‘In my recollection, once a year 
“a body of men calling themselves Druids, with a Priest (?) dressed 
“in wonderful garments, used to hold a service at the Druids’ 
“Stone.” On my asking at what time of the year this occurred, 
she says :—‘‘I am almost sure that the Druids’ ceremony took 
“‘place in the spring before the grass was put up for mowing. 
“T have a dim recollection that the Druids wished to have the 
“ceremony later, but were told that they could not be allowed to 
“tread down the growing grass, as they came in considerable 
“numbers.” 
So long as Mr. Munro had the property, as also his successor, 
_ Mr. Wedmore, this monument was safe enough. But since the 
death of the latter, the property having failed to find a purchaser, 
has been put up in separate lots, and it is quite possible, as the 
stones are so near the road, that at no distant date the land 
may be sold for building, and the stones removed. I therefore 
place this note on record. 
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