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Klypelyftsteinen — Pinch lift stones lead image
Historic stones

Klypelyftsteinen — Pinch lift stones

A pair of stones that Sterke Nils lifted in the 1700's as a test of grip strength.

大盤石 — Japan's heaviest power stone lead image
Historic stones

大盤石 — Japan's heaviest power stone

The heaviest lifting stone in Japan, lifted by the strongest man of the Edo period.

The Sterke Nils Stein lead image
Historic stones

The Sterke Nils Stein

An enormous stone said to have been lifted by 'the giant of Seljord' Sterke Nils.

The Jakob Kvistad Stone lead image
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The Jakob Kvistad Stone

A 398.5 kg stone lifted by an 18 year old circa 1889.

The Eidis Hansen Stone lead image
Historic stones

The Eidis Hansen Stone

A heavy Norwegian stone carried by the fisherman Eidis Hansen.

Top 5 heaviest stones lead image
Historic stones

Top 5 heaviest stones

A compilation of the heaviest lifting stones that we know of.

Saddlin' Mare lead image
Historic stones

Saddlin' Mare

A large plinth sits next to a road awaiting its saddle stone to be balanced on top.

The Blue Stone of Old Hartley lead image
Historic stones

The Blue Stone of Old Hartley

A Saxon boundary stone that was once lifted by Willie Carr, "Hercules of the north".