Show horn of natural rock king alfreds biorn Is the name applied to a great shapeless block of stone in the vale of berks england it Is pierced with a number of holes by applying his mouth to it and blowing as into a horn born the practiced practice performer can produce a weird booming sound said bald to be audible for a distance of six miles the story got goes s that king alfred used this natural horn to summon his forces for a great battle fought in lit the immediate neigh borlin od popular science monthly |