The Winceby Stone

from Lincs to Land and Sea by Jan and Paul Ramsey

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Legend has it that beneath a large stone near Winceby in Lincolnshire there was treasure guarded by the devil. A soldier sharpening his sword on the stone after a minor Civil War battle (1643) attempted to get at the treasure and, with nine horses, the stone was eventually raised. However, at that very same moment an onlooking man uttered an oath and with this the devil appeared. He stamped the stone back into place and left on it an impression of his footprint.

When the landowner removed the stone from the field in the 1970’s there was no treasure, nor did the devil appear, there was just a collection of broken iron ploughshares.

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Behold the Winceby stone he cried
Lincoln’s fields you’ve got the devil inside
You’ll rue the day the stone it slid away,
Dark shadows will move o’er the graves where they lie

Started at the break of dawn, a sharpened sword on granite stone
His men had jibbed him and called him a fool, how could he turn away
Cruel forces were at play, the devil’s curse echoed o’er field and vale

Many a man had tried in vain, to take the treasure from the Lincoln plain
Wise women had warned him to leave well alone, but of the curse he hid all fear
The devil he was sure would not appear, he summoned nine horses to raise up the stone

The stone emerged from its dreadful bed, a cry rang out my Lord is dead
The demon summoned from his slumberous depths, darkness fell on the Winceby Plain
As the fiend stamped on the stone again, his footprint marked forever in the Lindsey stone

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from Lincs to Land and Sea, released May 22, 2022
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Jan and Paul Ramsey Grimsby, UK

Jan and Paul first began singing together when they were students. Jan plays guitar and sings lead vocals, and Paul plays single reed harmonica and vocals. They are renowned for their close harmonies. Over the years they have performed extensively in the UK and overseas. They have held various residencies in UK folk clubs and are currently residents at Grimsby Folk Club. ... more

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