1836 – Hagstone
- Physical description:
- Medium sized sandy-grey coloured flint hagstone, roughly pyramid-shaped, and with rather nice marine worm shells coiled in the hole.
- Museum classification:
- Protection
- Size:
- 45 x 95 x 65
- Information:
Scarborough Museum has numerous hagstones collected throughout Britain in the early 20th century; mainly hung in houses or stables to keep out witches; though two from Antrim, N. Ireland were hung on the horns of cows to prevent fairies stealing the milk; one from Exmouth was hung on a bedstead to prevent nightmares; one from Whitby was hung over the mantelpiece in a fisherman's cottage for general good luck. (Information supplied by Tabitha Cadbury).
- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Stone
- Copyright ownership:
- Treetrunk Ltd
Scarborough Museum has numerous hagstones collected throughout Britain in the early 20th century; mainly hung in houses or stables to keep out witches; though two from Antrim, N. Ireland were hung on the horns of cows to prevent fairies stealing the milk; one from Exmouth was hung on a bedstead to prevent nightmares; one from Whitby was hung over the mantelpiece in a fisherman's cottage for general good luck. (Information supplied by Tabitha Cadbury).