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Minions, Cornwall, England

One tale says that the peculiar rock formations were created as a result of a contest between Giants who lived on the mountaintops and an early Christian saint. When Christianity first came to Britain the giants were unhappy.

They sent the largest, strong giant, named Uther, to rid Britain of saints. Uther confronted St Tue, a very frail, slightly built saint, who proposed a rock-throwing contest. The consequences were clear; if Uther won, the saints (Christian missionaries) would leave Cornwall, but if Tue won, then the giants would convert to Christianity.

The pair alternated, throwing huge slabs of granite to the top of Stowe Hill, near Minions. The rocks landed one atop the next, creating the odd stacks of granite we see today.

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