Lustleigh Dartmoor May Queen Stone. Devon 199s of years of paganism

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  • Photo title: Lustleigh Dartmoor May Queen Stone. Devon 199s of years of paganism
  • Author: IanBushwacker
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  • Between 1905-1940, the Lustleigh May Queen was crowned on a rock on the hill above Wreyland at Long Tor Farm (now on private land) as a consequence of Cecil Torr reviving the ancient tradition. Due to the Second World War the coronation was halted and, according to the Lustleigh Community Archive, it was not until 1954 that it restarted and in a new location, Town Orchard, where there was a suitable elongated boulder for the crowning ceremony. Archivist Karen Stevenson (2015) takes up the story: "Resurrected in 1954, the ceremony became centred on Town Orchard. We can only speculate as to why it was chosen being central, flat and an easily accessible open space probably made it ideal. With a huge boulder in the middle it was surely perfect
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