List of individual rocks

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The following is a list of notable rocks and stones.

ImageNameLocationComments
The agglestone closeup.jpg Agglestone Rock Dorset Large sandstone rock said to have been thrown by the Devil
Al Naslaa Rock 20211021 105005.jpg Al Naslaa Nafud desert, Saudi Arabia Large sandstone rock vertically split neatly into two parts, each balanced on a small pedestal.
Amersfoort amersfoortse kei.jpg Amersfoortse Kei Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands Boulder buried in 1672 and dug up in 1903.
Barstite2.jpg Barstyčiai stone Barstyčiai, Lithuania Largest boulder in Lithuania.
Ethandunmem.jpg Battle of Ethandun memorialnear Bratton Castle, Wiltshire, South West England A memorial to the Battle of Edington.
Batu batikam.JPG Batu Batikam Tanah Datar Regency, Indonesia A sacred stone with a hole in it.
Big Bertha sample 14321.jpg Big Bertha Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States Breccia Moon rock containing an Earth-origin meteorite collected by Apollo 14 astronauts. The meteorite is the oldest known rock originating from Earth, being approximately 4 billion years old.
Lunar Sample 61016 - Big Muley.jpg Big Muley Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States Anorthosite Moon rock collected by Apollo 16 astronauts. It is approximately 3.9 billion years old and is the largest Moon rock brought from the Moon.
Salt Lake City UT - Black Rock Beach, Great Salt Lake (NBY 431309).jpg Black Rock Tooele County, Utah, United States Large rock on the shoreline of Great Salt Lake.
The Blackstone.jpg Black Stone Kaaba, Great Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia A highly respected Islamic stone set in the Kaaba's corner.
The Blarney Stone - geograph.org.uk - 664189.jpg Blarney Stone Blarney Castle, Blarney, Ireland A stone that is part of the battlement of Blarney Castle. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with great eloquence/flattery.
Blowing Stone 2.JPG Blowing Stone Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom A sarsen.
Boston Stone, March 2016.JPG Boston Stone Boston, Massachusetts, United States A round stone embedded in the wall of a building.
Bowder Stone - geograph.org.uk - 1515039.jpg Bowder Stone Borrowdale, Cumbria, United Kingdom Large andesite boulder; historic tourist attraction.
Looking N from West Potomac Park at Braddock's Rock well - 2013-05-02.jpg Braddock's Rock Washington, D.C., United States The supposed landing spot of General Edward Braddock in 1755 during the French and Indian War. Located at the bottom of a well.
BrutusStoneTotnes.JPG Brutus Stone Totnes, Devon, England Granite boulder and supposed stone onto which the mythical founder of Britain first stood.
Camel Rock at Tesuque Pueblo, NM in 2024.jpg Camel Rock Tesuque, New Mexico, United States Natural landmark composed of pink sandstone measuring approximately 40 feet high (~12m) and 100 feet long (~30.5m).
Carreg y Bwci - geograph.org.uk - 354056.jpg Carreg y Bwci Llanycrwys, Wales
Carreg y Fendith-Ateb, Blessing-Answering stone - geograph.org.uk - 328511.jpg Carreg y Fendith St Dogmaels, Wales Supposed stone from which the Abbot of St Dogamaels Abbey blessed the fishing fleet. A significant echo is present.
Cloch Labhrais County Waterford, Ireland Large split glacial boulder subject of a legend similar to that of the Blarney Stone. According to legend, the stone can reveal whether someone is lying.
"... informally inscribed rock ..." = An Chloch Mhor - The Big Stone (8879122918).jpg Cloughmore Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland Granite boulder; tourist attraction.
Findling Ostermunzel Ostermunzel.jpg Colossus of Ostermunzel Ostermunzel, Lower Saxony, Germany Gneiss glacial erratic stone transported 1km after discovery.
Commandment Rock engravings.jpg Commandment Rock Lane Cove National Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Large rock with the Fifth Commandment and Aboriginal symbols carved into it.
Coronation Stone on its Base in Kingston upon Thames (01).jpg Coronation Stone Kingston upon Thames, England Coronation stone of several Anglo-Saxon kings.
The Culbone Stone - geograph.org.uk - 857377.jpg Culbone Stone Somerset, England Sandstone standing stone.
485DK Damestenen (15004000164).jpg Damestenen near Svendborg, Denmark Largest glacial erratic in Denmark.
The Diamond Stone - geograph.org.uk - 1098297.jpg The Diamond Stone [1] near Avebury, Wiltshire, South West England A large sarsen megalith.
Qingdao Diederichsstein.jpg Diederichs's stone Qingdao, China Stone site of a former German monument originally dedicated in 1898.
Dighton Rock State Park, Berkley MA.jpg Dighton Rock Berkley, Massachusetts, United States Boulder with petroglyphs of unknown origin.
Doane Rock 2006.jpg Doane Rock Eastham, Massachusetts, United States Glacial erratic boulder named after John Doane.
Dog Rock, 2019 (01).jpg Dog Rock Albany, Western Australia Large, natural granite outcrop shaped like a dog's head.
Temple area, Mosque of Omar (i.e., Dome of the Rock), etc. Rock Moriah, from the south LOC matpc.23162.jpg Foundation Stone Jerusalem, Israel Sacred stone located in the Dome of the Rock.
Bainbridge Island Frog Rock.jpg Frog Rock Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States Glacial erratic landmark composed of two boulders painted to look like a frog in 1971.
Frog Rock (Connecticut).jpg Frog Rock Eastford, Connecticut, United States Glacial erratic landmark composed of a single boulder painted to look like a frog in 1881.
Apollo 15 Genesis Rock.jpg Genesis Rock Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States Anorthosite Moon rock collected by Apollo 15 astronauts.
Giants boot Dec2004 SeanMcClean.jpg Giant's Boot Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Giant Rock-1.jpg Giant Rock near Landers, California, United States Freestanding boulder in the Mojave Desert.
Giebichenstein Oktober 2023.jpg Giebichenstein boulder Stöckse, Lower Saxony, Germany One of the largest erratic boulders in northern Germany
The Glen Rock from the Front (cropped).jpg Glen Rock Glen Rock, New Jersey, United States Gneiss glacial erratic and town namesake.
Glover's Rock Pelham Bay Park IMG 2739 HLG.jpg Glover's Rock Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States Granite boulder with a bronze plaque commemorating the Battle of Pell's Point. Supposed spot where John Glover stood during the battle.
Kamikura-jinja, shaden.jpg Gotobiki-iwa Kamikura Shrine, Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan Sacred granite rock
Lunar sample 15555 S71-43393.jpg Great Scott Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States Basalt Moon rock collected by Apollo 15 astronauts.
TheBigStone.jpg Great Stone of Fourstones Forest of Bowland, England Glacial deposit carved with steps and used as a boundary marker along the Lancashire–Yorkshire county border.
Greenmountaingiant.jpg Green Mountain Giant Whitingham, Vermont, United States Glacial erratic from the Green Mountains.
Haleets petroglyph rock and Glacier Peak.JPG Haleets Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States Sandstone boulder inscribed with petroglyphs and survey mark.
Hamza Stone Giresun Island, Turkey Boulder with ancient religious significance.
Stonehenge - The Heel Stone - geograph.org.uk - 1823899.jpg Heel Stone Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England Sarsen stone 80m from the center of Stonehenge
Henderson Stone, Glencoe (geograph 6040883).jpg Henderson Stone Glencoe, Highland, Scotland Granite boulder associated with the Massacre of Glencoe.
Hitching Stone (south side) - geograph.org.uk - 427679.jpg The Hitching Stone North Yorkshire, England Sandstone block that lies at the borders of historic counties.
Hippos Yawn.jpg Hippo's Yawn Western Australia Rock resembling a yawning hippopotamus.
Hollywood Stone Hollywood, County Wicklow, Ireland Granite boulder with a labyrinth pattern carved into it, discovered in 1908.
Howard's Rock.jpg Howard's Rock Clemson Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina, United States A rock that forms part of a tradition in American football games in the stadium.
Husafell Stone.png Húsafell Stone Húsafell, Iceland Legendary stone used as a test of physical strength.
Indian God Rock.jpg Indian God Rock Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States Sandstone boulder with petroglyphs.
CusterMilitaryTrail InitialRock2.jpg Initial Rock Billings County, North Dakota, United States Rock with the names of General Custer's men carved into in 1876.
Inscription Rock from the left.jpg Inscription Rock Kelleys Island, Ohio, United States Limestone rock carved with native petroglyphs.
Jefferson Rock Jul 09.JPG Jefferson Rock Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States Shale rock where Thomas Jefferson stood in 1783.
Judaculla Rock.jpg Judaculla Rock Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States Soapstone rock with petroglyphs of significance for the Cherokee.
Jupiter Stone Temple of Jupiter, Capitoline Hill, Rome, Italy Stone upon which oaths were sworn in ancient Rome.
Khuwalung rock.jpg Khuwalung Saptakoshi River, Koshi Province, Nepal Rock in a river sacred to the Kirati people.
Kjerag 2 00121-04.jpg Kjeragbolten Kjerag, Forsand, Rogaland, Norway A glacial till sitting in a crevasse.
Kummakivi balancing rock in Ruokolahti, Finland.jpg Kummakivi Ruokolahti, Finland A large balancing rock (glacial erratic).
Lawrence Lake erratic 2.jpg Lake Lawrence erratic Thurston County, Washington, United States Glacial erratic boulder near Lake Lawrence.
Rock at Los Angeles County Museum of Art.jpg Levitated Mass Los Angeles, California, United States Artwork. [2]
Stone of Destiny 2018-07-24.jpg Lia Fáil Hill of Tara, County Meath, Ireland Coronation stone for the High Kings of Ireland.
The Little Rock (cropped).jpg Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Arkansas River landmark and survey marker that became the eponym of Little Rock.
The Logan Rock at Treryn Dinas - geograph.org.uk - 230333.jpg Logan Rock St Levan, Cornwall, England Granite rocking stone moved and returned in 1824.
The London Stone.jpg London Stone 111 Cannon Street, City of London, England Historic limestone landmark.
Adam - one of the Beckhampton Longstones - geograph.org.uk - 1098202.jpg The Longstones [3] near Beckhampton, Wiltshire, South West England Standing stones named Adam and Eve.
Eve - one of the Beckhampton Longstones - geograph.org.uk - 1098184.jpg
Lunar basalt 70017.jpg Lunar basalt 70017 Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States Basalt Moon rock collected by Apollo 17 astronauts and partially divided into goodwill display samples.
Madison Boulder, Madison, NH.jpg Madison Boulder Madison, New Hampshire, United States Large granite glacial erratic and National Natural Landmark.
Maen Huail.jpg Maen Huail Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales Supposed stone upon which King Arthur beheaded Hueil mab Caw.
Malia altar stone Malia, Crete, Greece Minoan altar stone with hieroglyphs.
Maqam Ibrahim.JPG Maqam Ibrahim Great Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia A sacred stone associated with the building of the Kaaba.
Aleppo Maqam Ibrahim Salihin 0224 06.jpg Maqam Ibrahim Salihin Aleppo, Syria A sacred stone associated with Abraham.
Petroglyphs at Map Rock near Marsing Idaho 2.jpg Map Rock Owyhee County, Idaho, United States Large basalt rock with petroglyph map of Snake River.
Memorial Rock Montezuma County, Colorado, United States Largest boulder along State Highway 145; designated a landmark in 2019.
Nietzsche-Stein 01.jpg Nietzsche Stein Lake Silvaplana, Grisons, Switzerland Pyramidal stone nearby to which Friedrich Nietzsche conceived of the main idea in Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Pierre du Niton 2024 09.jpg Pierres du Niton Lake Geneva, Switzerland Boulders in Lake Geneva and reference point of altimetry in Switzerland
Obama Kissing Rock Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States Monument at the location of the first kiss of Barack and Michelle Obama.
Takoishi at Sakuramon-masugata Square, Osaka Castle.jpg Octopus stone Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan Megalith at Osaka Castle near Sakura Gate with a feature resembling an octopus.
Erratic Rock, Okotooks.jpg Okotoks Erratic Foothills County, Alberta, Canada Also known as Big Rock, a large split boulder on the Canadian Prairies.
Omak lake balancing rock.jpg Omak Rock Colville Indian Reservation, Washington, United States Balancing rock near Omak Lake.
El Penol de Guatape (The Rock of Guatape) 2017-04-10.jpg El Peñón de Guatapé Antioquia, Colombia Landmark inselberg with a 708 steps built staircase.
Piedra Santa Araucanía Region, Chile Rock outcrop significant to folk Catholicism.
Pietra Alta 01.jpg Pietra Alta Piedmont, Italy Prominent glacial erratic left by the Riss glaciation.
Plymouth Rock, Water St, Plymouth (493640) (11108898875).jpg Plymouth Rock Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Supposed landing site of the Pilgrims in 1620.
Northwestern Rock and University Hall.jpg The Rock Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States Quartzite rock placed on campus in 1902; landmark painted various colors and with various messages.
Rock Corral - Barlow Road Oregon.jpg Rock Corral Barlow Road, Oregon, United States Glacial erratic and landmark on the Oregon Trail.
The Boulder, Summit of Mt. Rollstone, Fitchburg, Mass (NYPL b12647398-67991).tiff Rollstone Boulder Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States Granite boulder relocated in 1929.
The Rosetta Stone.jpg Rosetta Stone British Museum, London, England Granodiorite stele created in 196 BC and rediscovered in 1799.
Replica of the Rosetta Stone.jpg Rosetta Stone (replica) King's Library, British Museum, London, England Replica of the stone as it was originally displayed, touchable.
Reproduction de la Pierre de Rosette (Musee Champollion) (cropped).jpg Rosetta Stone (replica) Champollion Museum, Vif, Isère, France Replica of the stone in an optical theater.
Sacred Rock Presque Isle County, Michigan, United States Boulder on the shore of Lake Huron.
Lunar sample 15016 S71-45477.jpg Seatbelt Basalt Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States Basalt Moon rock collected by Apollo 15 astronauts.
SentinelRockSP 2.jpg Sentinel Rock Sentinel Rock State Park, Vermont A huge glacial boulder overlooking the valley around it.
180726 Sessho-seki Nasu Japan07.JPG Sessho-seki Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan According to legend, it is said to kill anyone who comes into contact with it. Split in 2022.
British Museum (2931858531).jpg Shabaka Stone British Museum, London, England Ancient Egyptian relic with hieroglyphs later used as a millstone.
Shelter Rock Long Island.jpg Shelter Rock Greentree, North Hills, New York, United States Glacial erratic used as a shelter by Native Americans.
Shorakopoch (143649945).jpg Shorakapok Rock Inwood Hill Park, New York City, New York, United States Site where Manhattan Island was "sold" in 1626.
Shuggling Stone Glen village, Dunfanaghy, Ireland Wobbly granite boulder.
Silchester Ogham Stone.jpg Silchester Ogham stone Reading Museum, Reading, Berkshire, England Pillar stone with an ogham inscription discovered in 1893.
Full shot of Skystone.jpg Skystone Bonney Lake, Washington, United States Andesite boulder rediscovered in 1999.
Solovetsky Stone Arkhangelsk, Russia Monument to victims of Soviet political repression. Boulder from the Solovetsky Islands.
MoskwaLubianka1.jpg Solovetsky Stone Lubyanka Square, Moscow, Russia Monument to victims of Soviet political repression erected in 1990. Boulder brought from the Solovetsky Islands.
Solovetsky Stone in Saint Petersburg.jpg Solovetsky Stone Troitskaya Square, Saint Petersburg, Russia Monument to victims of Soviet political repression erected in 2002. Boulder brought from the Solovetsky Islands.
SplitRock.WestFace.LookingSE.20110820.jpg Split Rock Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States Granite boulder. Location near where Anne Hutchinson and her family settled and were later massacred.
2021-03-15 Standing Rock, Alabama.jpg Standing Rock Standing Rock, Alabama, United States Sandstone boulder that gave the town its name.
Standing Rock (14421247914).jpg Standing Rock/Íŋyaŋ Wosláta Fort Yates, North Dakota, United States Stone sacred to the Sioux.
Coronation Chair - DPLA - 95ea2a51a3d9ecaecce7298e3b6fc5f1.jpg Stone of Scone Perth Museum, Perth, Scotland Sandstone block used as a coronation stone by the monarchs of Scotland, England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom.
Scone Palace, replica of the Stone of Scone - geograph.org.uk - 4286393.jpg Stone of Scone (replica) Scone Palace, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland Replica of the Stone next to a 17th-century chapel.
CasaLomaStoneOfScone.jpg Stone of Scone (replica) Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Replica of the Stone and Coronation Chair kept in a house museum.
Stone of the Guanches Afur, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Engraved tuff stone stele related to the process of Guanche mummification.
Stone of Tmutarakan.jpg Stone of Tmutarakan Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia Marble stone with an 11th-century inscription discovered in 1792.
Sunday Rock.jpg Sunday Rock South Colton New York, United States Glacial erratic moved in 1925 and 1965.
Thurgartstone1.JPG Thurgartstone East Ayrshire, Scotland Glacial erratic with religious significance.
Tirslundstenen 2023 a.jpg Tirslund Rock near Brørup, Denmark Granite boulder that legend connects to Harald Bluetooth.
Apollo 17 Harrison H. Schmitt and Tracy's Rock - AS17-140-21493+AS17-140-21497 2025.jpg Tracy's Rock Taurus–Littrow, Moon Boulder at the Apollo 17 landing site named after the daughter of astronaut Gene Cernan
A608, Tripod Rock, Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, Morris County, New Jersey, United States, 2019.jpg Tripod Rock Kinnelon, New Jersey, United States Gneiss boulder balanced on three smaller boulders.
Troctolite76535.jpg Troctolite 76535 Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, Houston, Texas, United States Moon rock collected by Apollo 17 astronauts.
Cusco Piedra de los doce angulos.jpg Twelve-angled stone Cuzco, Peru Diorite stone part of a wall of an Inca palace.
Unspunnen marker.jpg Unspunnen Stone Interlaken, Canton of Bern, Switzerland Aare granite from Haslital.
ULURU.jpg Uluru (Ayers Rock) Northern Territory, AustraliaA large sandstone monolith near the center of Australia.
Wave rock (2005).jpg Wave Rock Western Australia, AustraliaA natural rock formation that is shaped like a tall breaking ocean wave.
Wedgwood Rock 02.jpg Wedgwood Rock Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, United States Glacial erratic in a residential neighborhood.
Rocko 2024.png West Maple Omaha Rock Omaha, Nebraska, United States Boulder in a parking lot that became famous on the internet.
Witches' Stone St Martins, Perth and Kinross, Scotland Supposed location where Shakespeare's Macbeth meets with two witches. First mentioned in 1806.
Wolf Rock (looking out at view), Mansfield, CT - October 2020.jpg Wolf Rock Mansfield, Connecticut, United States Glacial erratic perched atop a 40-foot cliff on a 108-acre nature preserve.
Yeager-Rock-Erractic-PB110039.JPG Yeager Rock Waterville Plateau, Washington, United States Glacial erratic; part of the Sims Corner Eskers and Kames National Natural Landmark.
Museodelanaturalezayelhombre06.jpg Zanata Stone Museo de la Naturaleza y Arqueología, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Engraved stone stele discovered in 1992.

See also

References

  1. "SU1070 : The Diamond Stone". geograph. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. "Levitated Mass". Gagosian Quarterly. 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  3. "SU0869 : Adam and Eve - the Beckhampton Longstones". geograph. Retrieved 3 November 2018.