The Devil's Den
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| Location | Fyfield, Wiltshire |
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| Architectural style(s) | British pre-Roman Architecture |
 The Devil's Den shown within Wiltshire
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The Devil's Den or Devil's Den is a burial chamber located on Fyfield Hill near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.
Description
The Devil's Den is what is left of a neolithic passage grave on Fyfield Down. Two standing stones, a capstone and two fallen stones are all that remain of what was the entrance to a long mound, described in the 1920s as being around 230 ft long.[1] The capstone is believed to weigh 17 tons.[2] The burial chamber was reconstructed in 1921.[1][3]
Folklore
The dolmen was named after the devil, along with many other prehistoric remains after the coming of Christianity.[4] A local tradition said that if water was poured into hollows on the capstone, a demon would come in the night and drink it.[2]
