The Rudstone Monolith

[poliphilo]

The tallest prehistoric monolith in Britain. It stands around 25 feet high, is made of millstone grit and has been in place for something like 4,000 years. 

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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Rudston is probably a contraction of Rood-stone- which suggests the medievals employed the monolith as a preaching cross. That continuity of use is probably what preserved it.