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**The Legend of the Heel Stone**
Evil powers have also been associated with Stonehenge. Many believed that the devil was the possible architect of Stonehenge. The stones were originally owned by an old woman who lived in Ireland. Satan, the devil, discovered them and wanted them for his own. Satan then dressed as a gentleman and visited the old woman, asking if the stones were for sale. When she appeared reluctant to sell the stones, Satan showed her a large bag of golden coins. He told her that she could have all the gold she could count in the time he took to move the stones. Thinking that a gentleman could never move such large stones before she finished counting the gold, she agreed readily. Immediately, Satan used his magic powers to transport the stones back to Salisbury Plain in England, where the Stonehenge stand today. The old woman could not possibly count any gold in such a short time, so the cunning Satan kept it all. Back in Salisbury, Satan set the stones up. He got egoistical, and bragged that no one would be able to tell how many stones there were. When asked, a local friar said, “that is more than thee canst tell”, which means, “That is more than can be told”. That was the correct answer. The devil became so enraged that he threw one of the large stones at the priest. The menhir hit the priest's heel, but the priest was so strong that his heel dented the stone. To this day the stone is called the "Heel Stone", named by John Aubrey, though some referred it as the Friar's Heel. This tale is purely myth. But oddly enough, there is the imprint of a foot in the stone that archaeologists today call the Heel stone,