If you follow Kim’s Facebook feed, you’ve probably seen photos of curious-looking rocks with a hole straight through them. She’s gathered quite a collection of them over the years. Oddly enough, ever since she began to find them, she rarely comes home without one! We found them pretty interesting and decided to do a bit of research on them.
From a geological perspective, hag stones are simply rocks with a hole worn through them over time by the process of erosion. Most Internet articles I’ve found on the subject refer to pieces of flint found along the beaches of coastal areas, however, hag stones made of sandstone and limestone are also common. Rivers and streams also provide the movement of water and grains of sand to facilitate erosion, so it’s no wonder we find them all over the place (especially when you start looking for them).
Hag stones are also known by many other names throughout the world and in different cultures, such as adder stones, hex stones, fairy stones, witch stones, etc. Many cultures confer a spiritual and mystical meaning to the hag stones, ascribing good fortune and ancient wisdom to anyone who happens to find one.
It’s also said that one doesn’t just find a hag stone; it decides when it wants to be found and seeks you out. Either way, the larger ones can still be a beast to carry home.
