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THE DEVIL'S ARROWS. 

 The Devnl's Arrows, near Boroug"hbridg"e, are among-st the 

 most striking- of the many relics of pre-historic man preserved 

 in Yorkshire. At present three larg-e monoliths are standing, 

 the weights of which are estimated to be 36 tons, 30 tons, and 

 30 tons respectively. The northern one is 18 feet high ; the 

 others have a height of about 2214 feet each. They stand in 

 a line almost due north and south, the distance between the 



The North Arrow. 



north and central stones being 129 feet, and between the central 

 and southern stones 360 feet. Formerly there were more stones 

 standing. Leland, about 1538, saw ' four great main stones.' 

 One was pulled down a few years later, and a part of it is 

 preserved in the district. The three standing vary in depth below 

 the surface from 4^ feet to 6I2 feet, and the lower portions 

 are roughly squared off. Mr. Alex D. H. Leadman, F.S.A., 

 gives an interesting description of these Arrows in the January 



Naturalist, 



