The Stone of Bybon
Possibly the oldest stonelifting artifact in existance. The stone of Bybon is a 143.5kg (316lb) stone inscribed with the text:
Bybon son of Phola, has lifted me over head with one hand.
Thera Stone
A 480kg trachyte boulder supposedly lifted by Eumastas with his bare hands.
Inscribed on the stone is:
Eumastas, son of Kritobolos, lifted me off the earth.
Testing Stone of the Fianna
The oldest liftable historic lifting stone we know of. Difficult to precisely date but some evidence suggests the stone may have been lifted before the turn of the 11th century.
it is said, allow no youth to bear the warlike spear, or join the ranks of war until he lifted one of the Bodachs.
Brynjólfur sterki Eggertsson carries Brynjólfstak from the shore
Brynjólfur “Sterki” Eggertsson carries the 281kg (619 lb) Brynjólfstak around 50 meters from the shore to its current spot.
Sannomiya Unosuke
Sannomiya Unosuke lifts Japan’s heaviest power stone — the 610kg 大盤石 — on the day of the Inari Jinja festival to an amazed audience.
Donald Dinnie carries the Dinnie Stones across Potarch Bridge.
Donald Dinnie carries a pair of stones across the width of Potarch Bridge (17 feet 1.5 inches). Donald and his father, Robert, used the stones as counterweights.
Jakob Kvistad lifts a 398.5kg stone
An 18-year-old Jakob Kvistad lifts this 398.5kg (879 lb) boulder while building a new barn.
David Webster OBE rediscovers the Dinnie Stones
David Webster OBE rediscovers the Dinnie Stones on the bank of the River Dee. The ring on the large stone was missing.
Jack Shanks lifts the Dinnie Stones
Jack Shanks becomes the first man to lift the Dinnie Stones unassisted after Donald Dinnie himself in 1860.
Torkel Ravndal attempts a hip lift with the 570kg Sterke Nils stone.
Norwegian weightlifter Torkel Ravndal attempts a hip lift with the 570kg Sterke Nils stone.
Bill Kazmaier is the first person to press the Inver Stone
Bill Kazmaier becomes the first person to press the Inver Stone overhead.
Jan Todd becomes the first woman to lift the Dinnie Stones
Jan Todd becomes the first woman to lift the Dinnie Stones, successfully putting wind beneath the stones using wrist straps.
The Húsafell Stone
The Húsafell Stone features at World’s Strongest Man in Iceland as the final event.
Of Stones and Strength published
Ironmind publishes Of Stones and Strength, written by Steve Jeck and Peter Martin Sr., the seminal book on historic stonelifting featuring stones from around the world.
Laurence Shahlaei breaks his Dinnie Stones carry record.
Laurence Shahlaei becomes the first man to surpass the distance of the width of Potarch Bridge with the Dinnie Stones by carrying the stones 22 feet 4 inches (6.8m).