The stone carry or stone walk is a traditional Scottish athletic event involving the carrying of large stones down the field of competition.

The rules are simple: the competitors each pick up a pair of very heavy stones equipped with iron handles, and they each carry the paired stones as far down the field as they can. The length of the field varies depending on the site, but a hundred feet is typical.

If two or more competitors carry the stones the entire length of the field, heavier stones are then used. At the New Hampshire Highland Games, the record carry (as of 2004) is a pair of stones weighing 508 pounds (230 kg) carried just under 100 feet (30 m)

The game probably originated as an outgrowth of the need to clear stones from agricultural fields..

External links

• Rules from the Southeastern Scottish Amateur Athletic Association
• NHSCOT Heavy Athletics records