liftingstones.org Documenting lifting stones, the cultures surrounding them, and their stories from around the world. https://liftingstones.org/ 2026-05-08T17:50:00+00:00 Dave Brown The Ybrig Stone 2025-10-17T08:00:00+00:00 2025-10-17T08:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/ybrig-stone Daniel Kranzelbinder Dave Brown The heaviest stone thrown in Swiss steinstossen competitions inspired by legends of a local giant who single-handedly held off an entire army. The Karperö Lifting Stone 2025-08-25T09:00:00+00:00 2025-08-25T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/karpero-lifting-stone Bernhard Fransholm Dave Brown The story of an egg-shaped lifting stone in Karperö, Finland, originally published by a local heritage group in a Karperö history book in 1986. The legend of Ōiko's stone 2025-05-29T09:00:00+00:00 2025-05-29T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/oikos-stone Dave Brown In 12th century Japan, a woman named Ōiko settled a dispute by moving an immense stone that not even a hundred men could budge. A massive stone in her hometown stands as a reminder of her feats. The Lonton Egg & Teesdale Feat Stone 2024-10-30T09:00:00+00:00 2024-10-30T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/lonton-egg Calum Stott Dave Brown Chance and good timing: how my search for a contemporary stone lead to the discovery of a historic lifting stone in England. Hida Folk Village's lifting stones 2024-09-30T09:00:00+00:00 2025-05-30T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/hida-folk-village-stones Dave Brown Hida Folk Village is a snapshot of historic village life hidden in the Japanese alps. Women in stonelifting 2024-05-30T09:00:00+00:00 2024-05-30T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/women-in-stonelifting Jamie McGregor Dave Brown Why weren't women lifting stones in Scotland? I decided to find out why and do something about it. North Rona: Shipwrecked 2024-02-29T09:00:00+00:00 2024-02-29T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/north-rona-alexander-macleod Jacob Hetherington Dave Brown Alexander MacLeod left a lifting stone on Scotland's remote island of North Rona after wrecking his ship. Does his stone still exist? Are you stronger than a sumo wrestler? 2023-11-28T09:00:00+00:00 2025-05-30T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/kushida-shrines-power-stones Dave Brown Fukuoka's Kushida Shrine displays stones dedicated by some of the strongest sumo wrestlers in history. Japanese lifting stone locations 2023-11-06T09:00:00+00:00 2023-11-06T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/japanese-stone-locations Dave Brown Plan your stonelifting trip to Japan with our Japanese lifting stone directory! Jeju's stonelifting legends 2023-10-26T09:00:00+00:00 2023-10-26T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/jejus-stonelifting-legends Richard Pretti Dave Brown Three stonelifting legends from South Korea's Jeju Island. Irish lifting stone locations 2023-10-21T12:00:00+00:00 2024-11-07T11:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/irish-stone-locations Dave Brown Plan your stonelifting trip to Ireland with our lifting stone directory! Peaking for a stonelifting tour 2023-09-30T09:00:00+00:00 2023-09-30T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/training/peaking-for-a-stonelifting-tour Sean Urquhart Dave Brown How to peak your training and successfully demonstrate your strength for a stonelifting tour. Stonelifting training part 2: The workout 2023-04-27T10:00:00+00:00 2023-04-27T10:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/training/stonelifting-training-workout Sean Urquhart Dave Brown What workouts look like when I train for a stonelifting tour. Stonelifting training part 1: Structure 2023-04-27T09:00:00+00:00 2023-04-27T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/training/stonelifting-training-structure Sean Urquhart Dave Brown How I structure my training to prepare for stonelifting tours. Sheriffmuir stones 2023-02-27T08:00:00+00:00 2024-07-03T08:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/sheriffmuir-stones Jamie McGregor Dave Brown Reviving the ancient lifting site where the Wallace Putting Stone once sat. The Unspunnen Stone 2023-01-31T09:00:00+00:00 2024-11-24T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/unspunnen-stone Dave Brown Switzerland's most famous throwing stone has a rocky history of theft! Monachyle Stone 2022-12-21T09:00:00+00:00 2022-12-21T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/monachyle-stone Jamie McGregor Dave Brown Balquhidder glen's lost Monachyle stone - rediscovered Stonelifting etiquette 2022-11-24T10:00:00+00:00 2025-09-22T09:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/stonelifting-etiquette Dave Brown Lift responsibly and respectfully The Giant's Stone 2022-09-26T07:00:00+00:00 2026-04-27T07:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/the-giants-stone Dave Brown The stone carried by 'The Yorkshire Giant' William Bradley in the early 1800s The Nicol Walking Stones 2022-08-24T18:00:00+00:00 2025-08-09T17:00:00+00:00 https://liftingstones.org/articles/nicol-walking-stones Dave Brown A pair of stones used in a farmer's walk for max distance — famously used at Giants Live