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All the United Kingdom Scotland Port Charlotte Tooth Stone
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Tooth Stone

It's said taking a hammer and nail to this stone relieves a toothache.

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In a glen just outside the village of Port Charlotte lies a large, vaguely tooth-shaped boulder that’s been used by generations of locals for pain relief. 

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland describes it as “not unlike a human molar” but you might have to squint a little to see the resemblance. An example of sympathetic magic, the tooth stone serves as a physical representation of the desired outcome. 

According to legend, if you woke up with a toothache in the night, the remedy was close at hand. You simply gathered a hammer and nail and went to find the stone. When the nail was hammered into the stone, the toothache would magically disappear. 

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From Port Charlotte, take the road to Kilchiaran out of the village. Go over one hill and before you reach the forest, look for the stone in a field on the right side, about 100 meters in from the road.

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