Sharken Stone

Weight
110kgs / 242lbs (max weight of a blue shark)

Location
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Original Challenge
Stone to Chest

Name Origin
The stones distinctive shape represents a blue sharks head and sits atop the highest Fell in the Forest of Bowlad; Wards Stone.  “Ward” (Old English/Norse: watch/guard/lookout) reflects the summit’s role as the Forest of Bowland’s highest natural watch-point.

Named stones often carried mythic associations as haunted sites, ritual places, or land guardians—suggesting Ward’s Stone may have been seen as a protector of the fells.

Neolithic cup-marks, featuring rings and spirals, appear on rock formations near the trig point, which is close to sites where stone axe heads have been uncovered, indicating possible ritual or burial significance

Stone Placement
Stone discovered and placed by @dances_with_stones just off the westerly trig point of Ward's Stone at 561m elevation. The location requires a 4-mile walk-in to access the stone.