주민들에 따르면 가구리 선돌은 옛날에 동네에 과부가 많아서 음기를 누르기 위하여 세운 양근석(陽根石)이라고 한다.
According to the residents, Gaguri menhir was a positive root stone, built in the past to control the negative energy because there were many widows in the neighborhood.