London Stone shrouded in mystery and myths

The ancient and storied relic, now a gray lump that's all but ignored, might have been an altar to the goddess Diana or part of a monument erected by the Romans.It isn't much to look at: a gray lump of rock behind an ugly metal grill, attached to an even uglier building. You have to crouch down to see it, and its admittedly modest (or maybe nonexistent) charm can seem trifling compared with the glories of St. Paul's Cathedral or Westminster Abbey.

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