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The Dinnie Stones in 1995. The Dinnie Stones (also called Stanes or Steens) are a pair of Scottish lifting stones located in Potarch, Aberdeenshire.They were made famous by strongman Donald Dinnie, who reportedly carried the stones barehanded across the width of the Potarch Bridge, a distance of 17 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (5.22 m), in 1860.
Lifting a stone at Harri-jasotzaileak event in the Basque Country. Lifting stones are heavy natural stones which people are challenged to lift, proving their strength. They are common throughout Northern Europe, particularly Iceland (where they are referred to as steintökin), Ireland, Scotland, Basque Country, Faroe Islands, Wales, North West England centered around Cumbria, Switzerland ...
401-714 Washington Ave., the 300 block of Stephens St. and the 200 and 300 blocks of Oak St., Iowa Falls, Iowa: Coordinates: Area: 11 acres (4.5 ha) Architectural style: Italianate Classical Revival: NRHP reference No. 12000889 [1] Added to NRHP: October 31, 2012
Some equipment used in a strongman competition would have to be found custom-made or at a strongman gym. Some of these equipment includes natural stones, tree trunk logs, farmers walk frames, yokes, kegs and various sorts of vehicles. Another part of a strongman's training is its intense diet regime. The biggest strongman competitors would need ...
World's Ultimate Strongman was an annual strongman competition which was held from 2018 to 2021 with the participation of top strongmen from all over the world, determining who is the strongest man in the world. The event was noted for its brute-strength-centricity and expanded the sport to a wider audience outside of Europe and USA.
The Dunsmore House is a historic building in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Thomas Chadwick, a master stonemason originally from England, built this house from native rusticated limestone about 1866. It is one of the earliest extant houses, and the only house made of limestone block still extant in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area. [2]
The Mills Tower Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [ 1 ] At the time of its nomination the district consisted of six resources, including two contributing buildings , and four non-contributing buildings. [ 2 ]
Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 United States census , the city population was 40,713. [ 2 ] Cedar Falls is home to the University of Northern Iowa , a public university.