A Hagstone.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
August 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
A Hagstone.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
My best hagstone-as-interdimensional-portal photo.
July 12, 2026 at 2:07 PM
My best hagstone-as-interdimensional-portal photo.
January 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Fiadh, through a hagstone.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Fiadh, through a hagstone.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
A good summary of me - I reached into my bag and found a forgotten hagstone with one of my anti acid reflux pills stuck in it Robinince.com
March 25, 2026 at 12:47 PM
A good summary of me - I reached into my bag and found a forgotten hagstone with one of my anti acid reflux pills stuck in it Robinince.com
Still my all-time best hagstone find...
July 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Still my all-time best hagstone find...
Closed out A Good Day with a sunset visit to St. Lythans megalithic dolmen. Spotted a hagstone nestled into one of the crevices..
April 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Closed out A Good Day with a sunset visit to St. Lythans megalithic dolmen. Spotted a hagstone nestled into one of the crevices..
April 10, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Another triple-holed Hagstone.
The holes are drilled by a species of marine bivalves called a Common Piddock (Pholas dactylus) - they live in the protective burrows and enlarge them as the grow.
County Clare, Ireland.
Cormacscoast.com walking tours
The holes are drilled by a species of marine bivalves called a Common Piddock (Pholas dactylus) - they live in the protective burrows and enlarge them as the grow.
County Clare, Ireland.
Cormacscoast.com walking tours
May 19, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Another triple-holed Hagstone.
The holes are drilled by a species of marine bivalves called a Common Piddock (Pholas dactylus) - they live in the protective burrows and enlarge them as the grow.
County Clare, Ireland.
Cormacscoast.com walking tours
The holes are drilled by a species of marine bivalves called a Common Piddock (Pholas dactylus) - they live in the protective burrows and enlarge them as the grow.
County Clare, Ireland.
Cormacscoast.com walking tours
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I collect hagstones. Doesn't everybody? There are around 30 of them sitting on our garden wall, mostly found on beaches in East Devon and Dorset, not all as large and impressive as the ...
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September 22, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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July 21, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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July 13, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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October 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A Piddock riddled Hagstone.
Hagstones are stones with naturally formed holes in them. In this case made by a type of stone burrowing marine bivalve called a Common Piddock (Pholas dactylus).
Hagstones are stones with naturally formed holes in them. In this case made by a type of stone burrowing marine bivalve called a Common Piddock (Pholas dactylus).
April 7, 2026 at 8:56 AM
A Piddock riddled Hagstone.
Hagstones are stones with naturally formed holes in them. In this case made by a type of stone burrowing marine bivalve called a Common Piddock (Pholas dactylus).
Hagstones are stones with naturally formed holes in them. In this case made by a type of stone burrowing marine bivalve called a Common Piddock (Pholas dactylus).
sunbeams out to sea
and herring gulls' sudden mirth
I find my hagstone
#DailyHaikuPrompt #inkMine
(mirth)
and herring gulls' sudden mirth
I find my hagstone
#DailyHaikuPrompt #inkMine
(mirth)
December 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
sunbeams out to sea
and herring gulls' sudden mirth
I find my hagstone
#DailyHaikuPrompt #inkMine
(mirth)
and herring gulls' sudden mirth
I find my hagstone
#DailyHaikuPrompt #inkMine
(mirth)
Jaws!!!
A shark shaped hagstone - holes bored in shale layers by Common Piddocks (Pholas dactylus).
County Clare, Ireland.
A shark shaped hagstone - holes bored in shale layers by Common Piddocks (Pholas dactylus).
County Clare, Ireland.
September 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Jaws!!!
A shark shaped hagstone - holes bored in shale layers by Common Piddocks (Pholas dactylus).
County Clare, Ireland.
A shark shaped hagstone - holes bored in shale layers by Common Piddocks (Pholas dactylus).
County Clare, Ireland.
"The walk from the car to the river is leisurely, mostly because every time we see a bird or someone’s dog, Louise insists on stopping to look at them through the hagstone to find out if they are bullshitting about being birds and dogs." www.tom-cox.com/the-hagstone/
The Hagstone
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October 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"The walk from the car to the river is leisurely, mostly because every time we see a bird or someone’s dog, Louise insists on stopping to look at them through the hagstone to find out if they are bullshitting about being birds and dogs." www.tom-cox.com/the-hagstone/
These have been on my mind a lot lately. As might be obvious from this story: tomcox.substack.com/p/the-hagstone
July 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
These have been on my mind a lot lately. As might be obvious from this story: tomcox.substack.com/p/the-hagstone
8- Hagstone
A trinket carried - with which you can see (and be seen by!) those unknown.
#darkart #illustration #artistsonbsky #halloween
A trinket carried - with which you can see (and be seen by!) those unknown.
#darkart #illustration #artistsonbsky #halloween
October 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
8- Hagstone
A trinket carried - with which you can see (and be seen by!) those unknown.
#darkart #illustration #artistsonbsky #halloween
A trinket carried - with which you can see (and be seen by!) those unknown.
#darkart #illustration #artistsonbsky #halloween
“The Mysterious Mr Hagstone”
October 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“The Mysterious Mr Hagstone”
May 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"The walk from the car to the river is leisurely, mostly because every time we see a bird or someone’s dog, Louise insists on stopping to look at them through the hagstone to find out if they are bullshitting about being birds and dogs." tomcox.substack.com/p/the-hagstone
The Hagstone
a new short story
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July 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
"The walk from the car to the river is leisurely, mostly because every time we see a bird or someone’s dog, Louise insists on stopping to look at them through the hagstone to find out if they are bullshitting about being birds and dogs." tomcox.substack.com/p/the-hagstone
Look at the cool stones I found on the beach
May 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Look at the cool stones I found on the beach
January 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM