The Loki Stone, Kirkby Stephen Church © Karl and Ali

2013

NY7708 : The Loki Stone, Kirkby Stephen Church

The Loki Stone, Kirkby Stephen Church

An early mediaeval carved block depicting the Norse god Loki, often referred to as the bound Devil.

Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Religious sites other tags: Carved Stone Religious Symbolism Religious Artwork Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Stephen's Church [68] · Stone [10] ·

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Grid Square: NY7708, 411 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Karl and Ali (more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 18 August, 2013 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 24 August, 2013
Subject Location: OSGB36: NY 7750 0881 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:28.4488N 2:20.9226W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NY 7750 0881
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)

Image classification(about): Supplemental image

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NY7708 : The White Lion, Kirkby Stephen NY7708 : Sign for the White Lion, Kirkby Stephen NY7708 : The Taggy Man, Kirkby Stephen NY7708 : Sign for the Taggy Man, Kirkby Stephen
Looks like the old White Lion pub in Kirkby Stephen has recently become The Taggy Man. It even sells Taggy Blonde, a beer brewed for them by the Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery.

According to A Short History of Kirkby Stephen
Whilst in the church area, one last interesting fact is that the ‘Taggy’ bell is still rung at eight o’clock. After the chiming of the hour, the bell rings to mark the day of the month. The ‘taggy’ is an older form of the Norman ‘curfew’, to cover the fire. The local saying is that if children are not home by eight o’clock, the ‘taggy’ man will get them.

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