Echinoid (sea urchin) fossils, (sometimes called shepherds’ crowns, fairy loaves, thunderstones, snake’s eggs, etc.) set into St Peter's Church in Linkenholt, in the North and South windows respectively.
"These echinoids were apparently recycled into the fabric of this small Victorian church from its thirteenth century predecessor, thus preserving a legacy of the pagan belief that they had the power to ward off the Devil." Source
















