Suffolklore

“In a lane near Debenham, Suffolk, a large boulder goes by the name of the Groaning Stone, for “when it hears Debenham’s church clock strike the magic hour of midnight it turns over and groans.” The Groaning Stone in Debenham is one of the many magical stones of Suffolk and its story is fascinating. The above quote from: The Ancient Mark-Stones of East Anglia: Their Origin and Folklore, W A Dutt, written in 1926, shows that that the legend was still very much alive just a century ago. So, why was The Groaning Stone believed to turn over and groan at the stroke midnight? Hello and Welcome to my first…