Tag:natural=stone
 natural = stone
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A single notable freestanding rock, which may differ from the composition of the terrain it lies in. 
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A large (whatever that might mean) natural boulder or rock fragment that is not attached to the underlying terrain.
- For boulder fields and similar regions comprised entirely of large rock fragments, see
natural=blockfieldandnatural=scree.
How to map
Mark the rock with a node and natural=stone (if stone is relatively big, you can put tag natural=stone to its outline).
To describe it further use the following additional tags:
name=*to tag the name of the stone. I.e. "Doane Rock" in Eastham, Massachusetts.protected=yes- to tag cultural heritage management.website=*the url of a site with specific information to this rock.width=n- to tag that the stone has width of n metersheight=m- to tag that the stone has height of m meters
Stone subtags in use
Some people have started to subtag stones with the tag stone_type=* (a total of 1485 in Sept 2019), with these values:
- conciliation_cross (1353)
- coat_of_arms (74)
- khachkar (23)
- ruhstein (19)
- grooves (6)
- place_of_worship (2)
- glacial_erratic (2)
Fewer have used the stone=* tag, but because others use the same stone-tag to refine material=stone, the situation is less clear. By Sept 2019, most values (on a total of only 122 stone=* objects) are describing the material of the stone (see also the much more used tag material=* for this).
Possible Rendering
suggested by User:Chrisana13
Tag history
See documentation on natural=rock page about relationship of these tags and why two separate tags exist.
See also
historic=archaeological_site- A place in which evidence of past activity is preservedhistoric=memorial+memorial=stone- Specifies a memorial as a stonehistoric=stone- A stone shaped or placed by man with historical value.marker=stone- A stone marker is a natural support on which useful information is directly etched or paintednatural=rock- A notable isolated rock or group of rocks attached to the underlying bedrock.natural=blockfieldto tag surfaces covered by boulder- or block-sized rocksnatural=bare_rockto tag surfaces where the solid bedrock becomes visible- OpenSeaMap/Rocks for rocks/stones at sea.