Kincardine in Bruce County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Paddy’s Stone

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 16, 2026

1. Paddy’s Stone Marker

Inscription. The origins of this huge rock, known locally as "Paddy's Stone," has many variations. One colourful version relates how Paddy Walker was sitting on the front step of his hotel one evening when the sky was lit by the trail of a falling meteor. Paddy thought it landed in the vicinity of Stoney Island and set out the next day with a wagon and team of horses to retrieve it. He proudly placed his "meteor" in this west yard for his family to appreciate.

With its conglomerate of rock fragments that has the appearance of a huge plum pudding, it is commonly called "pudding stone". It is not, in fact, uncommon along the shores north of Kincardine and you will see another sitting in Victoria Park.

In 1999 Jack Ross, a retired Canadian government geologist examined Paddy's Stone and you can read his determination by visiting the Walker Family exhibit inside.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1999.

Location. 44° 10.652′ N, 81° 38.279′ W. Marker is in Kincardine, Ontario, in Bruce County. It is at the intersection

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of Harbour Street and Huron Terrace, on the right when traveling west on Harbour Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 Harbour Street, Kincardine ON N2Z 2Y2, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgian Bay Country

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lighthouses of the Bruce Coast (within shouting distance of this marker); The Kincardine Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Phantom Piper (within shouting distance of this marker); The Salt Block (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Sergeant Charles William Mann (about 180 meters away); Point Clark Lighthouse / Phare de la Pointe Clark (approx. 15 kilometers

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 16, 2026

2. Paddy’s Stone Marker

away); Douglas Point Nuclear Power Plant / Centrale Nucléaire de Douglas Point (approx. 16.8 kilometers away).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.