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The Hopestone

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Natural gritstone outcrop thought to be the source of the name of Ipstones (upper stone, yppe stone or hope stone). Strange circular depressions of an unknown origin are present in the top surface.

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  • Alan Murray-Rust, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Graham Hogg, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ian Calderwood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Christine Johnstone, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Dave Dunford, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Roger D Kidd, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Roger W Haworth, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Philip Cornwall, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Neil Theasby, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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