The Wain Stones are huge gritstone boulders high upon the remote moorlands of Bleaklow in the Peak District. It is easy to see why they are also know as The Kissing Stones.
Kissing Stones
The Wain Stones are huge gritstone boulders high upon the remote moorlands of Bleaklow in the Peak District. It is easy to see why they are also know as The Kissing Stones.
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From this angle they look like two hands with fingertips being brought together. I wonder what’s given them that shape..?
Gritstone is a sedimentary rock which formed millions of years ago, layer upon layer. Some layers may have been slightly softer rock than others, so when it becomes exposed to the elements, the softer layers erode away faster than the harder layers giving this interesting effect. There are some pillars of gritstone on the edge of Kinder Scout and on Derwent Edge that look a bit like a big stack of pancakes.