‘Bowk Stone’ Rocking Stone and Glacial Erratic, nr. Hawes Water, Silverdale, Lancashire.
A natural glacial erratic; the stone is loaded with folklore including the story of a huge eel that curls around its base, grabbing unsuspecting cattle and dragging them back to the local lake of Hawes Water. No monster eel to be seen today.
Standing 12 foot high, a 19th Century replacement of the medieval Ain Howe Cross, thought to have been a sanctuary cross, the head of which is held in St Mary’s Church, Lastingham - of course the church was locked. The original cross is thought to have been 24 foot high making it the largest known Pre-Norman monument in England.
