Great Stone of Fourstones

54.091173 - 2.507549Koordinaten: 54 ° 5 ' 28 " N, 2 ° 30' 27 " W

The Great Stone of Four Stones is a boulder near Bentham, North Yorkshire, England. The stone has a height of 4 meters and a circumference of 27 meters.

The stone was once used as a landmark between Lancashire and North Yorkshire, and is about 10 meters within North Yorkshire. The name of the stone (translated as " Great Stone of Four Stones " ) suggests that he is the largest of the former four stones is, the other no longer, however, are found. For some unknown reason, a staircase was beaten into a side of the stone at an unknown date.

A legend says that the stone fell out of the purse of the devil, as this approach brought the stones for the Devil 's Bridge over the River Lune at Kirkby Lonsdale.