Wiltshire Folklore and Legends

Sticker on inside of front cover.

This book traces Wiltshire's legends back to prehistoric times. The book includes the story of the devil's construction of Stonehenge, as well as accounts of King Zel, whose ghost may be seen on moonlit nights riding on Silbury Hill dressed in golden armour, the highwayman who emulated Dick Turpin, Lyddie Shears, shot aiding poachers by a farmer who loaded his gun with a melted-down sixpence, and the Wiltshire Monrakers, who fooled excisemen while smuggling brandy.