Musical Stones of Skiddaw in North Cumbria, England

For centuries, man had made music out of nature. The Musical Stones of Skiddaw are one such example, where there the ringing of the rocks creates the most melodious of sounds. Over the years, the rocks have been incorporated into a large musical instrument, that for some of us, mimics the xylophones we used to play in some of our first music classes as children.

According to the Musical Stones of Skiddaw Blog, the updated instrument is a 14 foot-long 1.5 ton stone xylophone made in 1827 by Keswick stonemason Joseph Richardson out of rare 'hornfels' rock found between the mountains Skiddaw and Blencathra in North Cumbria, UK.

Link, Via: Neatorama