Music Stones: The Rediscovery of Ringing Rock

Mike Adcock's new book, Music Stones, is a fascinating account of the surprising and little-known ways in which stone has been used to create music. The use of stone instruments (lithophones) is thought to date back to prehistoric times, but here the focus is on a more recent interest being shown in the sound of stone. This all began in 1785, when Peter Crosthwaite, from Keswick in England’s Lake District, assembled his set of Music Stones, collected from the foot of Mount Skiddaw.

Join us for musical performances on Keswick museum's historic Musical Stones of Skiddaw, a talk by the author, book signing opportunities and light refreshments in the galleries.

Copies of Mike's book will also be available in the Museum shop at an exclusive reduced price.

£10 per attendee (ticket includes light refreshments)

2 hour disk parking available on Station Road, outside the museum.