Collection: Fairy Stones

Fairy stone , also sometimes called fairy stone or druid stone , is a popular name given to several types of stones depending on traditions, folk beliefs or regions.

🌑 1. Fairy stones

In European folk traditions (particularly in Brittany, the Ardennes, Scotland and Ireland):

• These are natural pebbles riddled with holes by erosion or marine mollusks.

• They are also called witch stones , devil stones or fairy stones .

• It was believed that they protected against curses, nightmares, or evil spirits.

• They were often hung in stables or around children's necks.

🔮 Belief: if you look through the hole in a fairy stone, you could see the invisible world (fairies, elves, spirits…).

🪨 2. Natural concretions called "fairy stones" in Quebec

In Quebec , the "fairy stone" refers to:

• Rounded and sometimes anthropomorphic calcareous concretions .

• They are formed in glacial clay deposits, mainly in the St-Marc-des-Carrières region.

• They resemble small statues of women, hence the name.

• Used as spiritual or decorative objects.

These stones are often associated with femininity , fertility , or spiritual protection .