File:Witches' stones on thatched roof Jersey.jpg

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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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