The Humber Stone

Another Leicester history lesson tonight.....

The Humber Stone also known as the Hell Stone, Holy Stone, Ho Stone and Hoston Stone is believed to have given its name to the nearby village of Humberstone. This standing stone (Menhir) of Red granite is derived from a great glacial erratic, deposited here after being swept down from the Mountsorrel area during the Ice Age, 400,000 years ago.

Local folklore suggests that it was dropped by a God and is also the home of Fairies.

Until the mid 18th century it stood almost 10 feet tall in a hollow, but the local farmer had the top broken off to make ploughing the field easier, from that point on he never prospered, eventually losing all his land and wealth then dying in the local workhouse six years later.