Stone

 See It On A Postcards Thursday Postcard Hunt is looking for all things geological

The Stone, Bentham

Great Stone of the Fourstones or as it called locally The Stone or sometimes The Big Stone. A glacial erratic. There was once four of them but the others have disappeared having probably been used in the past for building stone.  This one survives because it marks a border between Yorkshire and Lancashire.  Someone in the past has carved 14 steps to the top for ease of access to enable everyone to gaze across the moorland.

The card was sent in 1908 and the sender was having "a grand time but such horrid weather. If you want to know what rain is come to Bentham, been wet through twice".

Fossil Cave, Naracoorte, South Australia

Maybe they should head underground.The limestone caves of Naracoorte classed as a World Heritage Site because their abundance of fossils and by the looks of it some stunning stalagmites and stalactites. Only four of the estimated 26 caves are open to the public to preserve the fossil record for research.