The Crowder

The Crowder is a rock formation on the Fyrkyrak side of the Beagle straights, just outside Fergehavn. A local tradition of kicking the base of the rock is said to give good luck to visitors from Craònaith on their time on Fyrkyrak. Centuries of this tradition has worn a noticeable groove.it is a popular photo opportunity for tourists.

History
The Crowder is the centre stone of a long destroyed stone circle, archaeological excavations have found remains of twin rings at diameters of 43m and 64m respectively. Due to the remains being situated underwater geologists presume that tidal patterns were once different and the circle would have been situated in marsh land. A sister stone is believed to be located across the water somewhere under Town Stanley though only one of the outer stones has ever been recorded when extending the library basement in 1907.