Hangman`s Stone Traditional Geocache
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The Hangman`s stone lies outside Northleach off the old A40.
It is broken ,lying on its side against a stone wall.Like most standing stones it has a hole in it.There is also a second stone set into the drystone wall like a stile.
In notes and queries 1921,a hedge cutter,Frederick Norman of Chedworth,said of the stone used as a stile that a man had stolen a sheep and was getting over the stile when he fell and the sheep got entangled with him in some way and hung him.
This is a folklore tale associated with most hangman or hanging stones.As its on the boundary of several parishes it may well have been used as a marker when people were drawing parish boundaries.
Please note,if you find a jar in a black bag this is not the cache,in fact its a Cistrail which is part of another online game.
Good parking in nearby layby.
Additional Hints
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Va gur fcyvg.