Rudston - All Saints

The place name "Rudston" is first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 and means "cross stone" and refers to this monolith.


The standing stone is the largest in Britain. It is 7.7 m high, 1.8 m wide and 76 cm thick. The monolith is made of a material whose nearest occurrence is about 16 km away. Its top is missing; if you extend the contour, almost 70 cm is missing. In modern times, a cap was placed on the broken top to protect the porous material from the elements. The weight of the stone is around 40 tons.

The standing stone is located in the cemetery surrounding the 14th century parish church.