Editing Grey Wethers (section)

== Folklore ==
As with many ancient Dartmoor landmarks, Grey Wethers is the subject of local [[folklore]], explaining the origin of the name ('wether' is an [[Old English language|Old English]] word meaning [[sheep]]).

One story tells of a farmer who had recently moved to Dartmoor and was foolish enough to criticise the sheep on sale at [[Tavistock, Devon|Tavistock]] Market. He stopped for a drink at the [[Warren House Inn]], and helped by several pints of [[cider]], the locals persuaded him that there was an excellent flock of high quality sheep nearby which he would be welcome to buy. They walked off in search of them, and through the mist the farmer saw what he took to be a fine flock. He agreed to the sale, and returned to the site the following morning to find that what he had taken to be sheep were actually the stones of Grey Wethers.