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Castel Meur
Plougrescant, France

Castel Meur

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.
Heatherlie Quarry
Ledcourt, Australia

Heatherlie Quarry

Stone mined from this quarry was used in many prominent structures around Melbourne.
Dunald Mill Quarry
Nether Kellet, England

Dunald Mill Limestone Quarry

This abandoned limestone quarry now provides visitors with multiple, breathtaking viewpoints.
Marlborough, Connecticut

Snake Rock

This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.
Clochoderick Stone
Renfrewshire, Scotland

Clochoderick Stone

This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.
Inside the quarry.
Utsunomiya, Japan

Oya History Museum - Subterranean Cave

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.
The Rocking Stone
Islandmagee, Northern Ireland

The Rocking Stone

The stone that rocks no more.
The Wren's Eggs
Whitehead, Northern Ireland

The Wren's Eggs

These huge glacial erratics are humorously named after a much much smaller bird.
These "Yooperlites" would fit right in in a game of laser tag.
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The Spectacular Science of the Great Lakes' Glowing Rocks

Under UV light, some of them look downright magical.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 13, 2020
Das Altarstein, evidence of Roman working of the Felsenmeer.
Lautertal (Odenwald), Germany

Felsenmeer Lauteral

This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.
Kisapáti, Hungary

The Basalt Organ

Take a hike to this unique rock formation formed by lava flows.
The Caiy Stane
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Caiy Stane

An ancient stone with mysterious origins stands in a residential neighborhood.
Looking Glass Rock seen from the Looking Glass Rock Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Brevard, North Carolina

Looking Glass Rock

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.
Itinerary

7 of Montana's Spellbinding Stone Structures

50 States of Wonder
Michelle Cassidy
Rockefeller State Park Preserve's Glacial Erratic.
Pleasantville, New York

Glacial Erratic

This giant rock arrived at this quiet park thousands of years ago on the back of a massive glacier.
Sarsen makes up the bulk of Stonehenge's rocky profile.
geology

We Now Know Where Almost All of Stonehenge's Stones Came From

The main source for its largest megaliths is just a stone’s throw from the iconic site.
Isaac Schultz July 31, 2020
The sign for the iridium layer, located next to the exposed rock.
Raton, New Mexico

Raton Iridium Layer

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.
The Blaxhall Stone
Blaxhall, England

The Blaxhall Stone

Blaxhall's burgeoning boulder can't help putting on a few extra stones.