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Standing close to the Keswick to Rosthwaite Road, in the English Lake District, is a 1,250 ton lump of Andesite Lava called the Bowder Stone. The name is thougth to derive from the Norse God, Baldr, son of Odin. The Borrowdale Valley, at the head of which the stone stands, was inhabited by Norse settlers a thousand years ago, and many place names in the region are Norse in origin. The Stone is controversial, both in geological terms, since there is no agreement on how it got there, and in cultural terms. In 1798 it was turned into one of the Lake District's first 'paid for' tourist attractions, by Joseph Pocklington, a man who was no derided for having 'no taste whatsoever'. But, as the video shows, it has stood the test of time.
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