E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Devil’s Den.
A cromlech in a valley, near Marlborough. It now consists of two large uprights and an impost. The third upright has fallen. Some of the farm labourers, a few years ago, fastened a team of horses to the impost, and tried, but without effect, to drag it down.
