Category: Rocks, Holey Stones and Fossils

1. Holey Stones .....

   Posted on 8:52pm Friday 17th Jan 2014

    

   Holey stones have many names including lucky stones, witch stones, fairy stones, hag stones and here in the North East of England they are sometimes called Adder Stones. These stones are reported to have magical properties, the most important of which is protection against harm. Holed stones were fastened to a house or byre door to keep witches away and to bring good luck. They were also hung above a bed's head as a prevention against nightmares. Fishermen fastened them to the bows of their boats to keep witches and evil spirits at bay.

2. A house full of rocks!

   Posted on 5:51pm Tuesday 12th Feb 2013

   I can't help it! Another rock comes home with me. A smooth and tactile piece of Frosterley Marble from the beautiful Northumberland Coast of North East England. Frosterley Marble is a black limestone containing fossil corals of the Carboniferous Period, some 325 million years ago.