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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
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The Eidis Hansen Stone

A heavy Norwegian stone carried by the fisherman Eidis Hansen.

Top 5 heaviest stones lead image
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Top 5 heaviest stones

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

Saddlin' Mare lead image
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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
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The Blue Stone of Old Hartley

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

Barevan Stone lead image
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Barevan Stone

At the end of a stone grave in the ruins of a church sits the Barevan Stone. But why is it there?

Dritvík Stones lead image
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Dritvík Stones

On the black beaches surrounding Dritvík there lies a ship wreck and four stones reminding us of the area's past as a fishing station.

Puterach Stone lead image
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Puterach Stone

This ancient test of loading the stone on the plinth was revived in 2011 when a replacement stone was found for the Pudrac plinth.

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