A bunker has been constructed in a geologically stable section of 
Area 179, allowing for Foundation operations in the area and 
monitoring of SCP-1179. Foundation security personnel, along with 
local law enforcement, are to coordinate to prevent civilians from 
entering Area 179, in accordance with warnings issued by the 
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Personnel 
within Area 179 are to restrict their movement to approved areas, 
due to the geological instability caused by SCP-1179. 


Description: SCP-1179 has not been clearly and scientifically 
observed since May 1962 during Incident CB-1962- - . The original 
file description of SCP-1179 is as follows: 


SCP-1179 appears to be a giant vaguely humanoid 
figure carved from an unknown volcanic rock. In one 
hand, it holds a whip; in the other, a sword. Its face has 
vaguely human features, including a long beard, though 
it has two large horns like those of a ram flanking its 
face. SCP-1179 measures over 30 meters from head to 
toe, with shoulders over 8 meters wide. It resembles a 
carving of the Norse e/d jétunn Surtr (the giant guarding 
the frontier of the Norse fire realm of Muspell). Dating of 
the stratum encasing SCP-1179 indicates it dates to the 
Mississippian subperiod of the Carboniferous period, 
approximately 359.2-318.1 million years ago. This age is 
consistent with the geological age of this region. 


SCP-1179 has since demonstrated the ability to change shape at 


will, and to become invisible and without form, appearing as a giant 
flying shade. Photographic evidence has failed to produce a 
conclusive image of SCP-1179, due to inexplicable camera feed 
disruptions, operator panic, and physical destruction of cameras. 
Expeditionary teams have described SCP-1179 as “having hellfire” 
for eyes and generally having great height. Its body often is seen as 
a combination of fire, smoke, and hardening lava. 


From there, the descriptions begin to diverge wildly. Survivors 
generally describe its head as “monstrous,” with some mentioning 
curved horns consistent with the original form of SCP-1179. Others 
argue it has fangs larger than a man's arm. Still others state that 
SCP-1179 has neither horns nor fangs, and its face is encircled by 
flames which reach down into a long beard of fire. Eyewitnesses 
cannot agree whether or not it has wings. Most agree that it is 
usually armed with a multi-tailed whip of flame and a glowing red 
sword of fire several meters in length, though it will at times appear 
with either the whip or the sword or neither. Though of great size, it 
is apparently capable of moving both quickly and quietly. Those few 
who survive encounters with SCP-1179 generally describe it as 
smelling of “rotten eggs and old chimneys”. Chemical analysis of air 
samples taken from SCP-1179’s breath have shown exceptionally 
high concentrations of carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide. 


Item History: 
+ Show Item History, 1871 to Present 


SCP-1179 was discovered in 1871, five years after 
anthracite coal mining was begun in the area. It was 
nicknamed the “sleeping stone giant”. The mine shaft in 
which it was discovered belonged to Mr. Sean O’Malley, 
a member of the Molly Maguires, an Irish-American 
secret society, whose members were predominantly coal 
miners in Pennsylvania. The society kept the sleeping 
stone giant hidden away, a closely-guarded secret. 
Though the Molly Maguires were dismantled in the late 
1870s, the giant’s guardians managed to escape 
prosecution. The sleeping stone giant came to the 
attention of the Foundation in 192 , when operatives 
were conducting a routine background check into 


Prospective Agent lain O’Malley (grandson of the original 
Mr. O’Malley). The land above the giant’s mine shaft was 
purchased by a Foundation front company and Research 
Site- was established. 


In May 1962, residents of the nearby town lit a trash fire 
in a landfill which had been created from an abandoned 
coal mine. Those responsible for garbage disposal 
followed insufficient safety protocols, and a seam of 
anthracite coal ignited. The seam was small and 
Foundation geologists have determined it would have 
burned out in approximately two years, had it not run 
under Research Site- . The fire reached SCP-1179, 
which promptly reanimated in the presence of the fire. 


Upon reanimation, SCP-1179 killed all Foundation 
personnel at Research Site- and significantly damaged 
the site’s bunker. It subsequently retreated into the 
honeycomb of coal mines and caverns in the area, 
igniting subsequent anthracite coal fires. The mines, 
caverns, and surrounding countryside was designated 
Area-179, though due to the nearby town’s civilian 
population of several thousand individuals, standard 
Area construction protocols for Keter containment could 
not be observed; these were modified to fit the 
circumstance. 


Five separate Expeditionary Teams were sent in to 
capture SCP-1179 between 1962 and 1970, though 
none were successful. They did determine that 
SCP-1179 had proven capable of expanding the caverns 
to vast proportions and unknown depths. Satellite 
imagery and evidence of noxious gases and ground 
collapse contradict these accounts and the photographic 
evidence which confirms them, indicating that the mine 
fires are only burning in an area covering roughly 400 
acres, or 1.62 square kilometers. The discrepancy 
between the sizes of the caverns has, to date, not been 
reconciled. 


In 1970, Foundation geologists determined that the 


subterranean fires caused by SCP-1179 would remain 
burning for in excess of 250 years. With Foundation 
personnel successful in perpetuating the half-truth of the 
original cause of the mine fires and unsuccessful both in 
recovering SCP-1179 for removal and transfer to an 
alternate location and extinguishing the blazes it had 
caused, the decision was made to instead relocate the 
nearby town. Concurrently, Project Tartarus was formally 
begun to develop and refine permanent special 
containment procedures for SCP-1179 and determine 
means to extinguish the anthracite fires. 


Foundation personnel have worked constantly in the 
area to ensure the continuation of the mine fire cover 
story and prevent civilians from encountering SCP-1179, 
though this proved increasingly difficult as the local 
situation continued to deteriorate. In 1981, twelve-year- 
old local, Tom Domboski, fell into a sinkhole 
approximately 1.25 meters wide by 46 meters deep 
which opened beneath his feet his backyard. He was 
saved by his cousin, 14-year-old Eric Wolfgang. The 
plume of hot steam billowing from the hole was 
measured as containing a lethal level of carbon 
monoxide, and chemical analysis matched the steam to 
samples of SCP-1179's breath. Spurred both by the 
worsening “mine fire” and by covert lobbying by 
Foundation political contacts, in 1984 the United States 
Congress allocated funds in excess of $42 million to 
relocate the civilian residents from the area. At the 
suggestion of under-cover Agent __, Pennsylvania 
Governor Bob Casey claimed eminent domain on all 
properties in the borough, condemning all buildings 
within. Foundation personnel ensured that the 
subsequent legal effort by residents to have the decision 
reversed were met with failure. As a result, full Keter 
Area containment protocols could finally be observed. 


Addendum 1179-1: Research is pending into harnessing the 
anthracite coal fires as a means of energy production, as they will 
likely continue burning for the foreseeable future. See Project 


Vulcan’s Forge, or contact Project Lead Dr. Crane or Area-179 
Director Wilson for further details. 


Addendum 1179-2: Images relating to SCP-1179's effects on 
Area-179. 


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« SCP-1178 | SCP-1179 | SCP-1180 » 


SCP-1180: A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts 


Item #: SCP-1180 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: A security camera has been 
mounted near the transplantation site; footage should be reviewed 
for changes on a weekly basis. Hardhats are mandatory for those 
working in close proximity to SCP-1180. All instances of fallen or 
new growths should be promptly reported to the head of Botanical 
Research. 


Description: SCP-1180 is identical in appearance to Cocos 
nucifera, the coconut palm. The anomaly was discovered when a 
research team was dispatched to investigate local rumors of a 
"possessed palm": witnesses claimed that the plant would 
intentionally drop its sizable drupes on the heads of unsuspecting 
passersby. The specimen was found growing in relative isolation on 
a strip of shore less than 16km from the outer perimeter of Research 
Sector-09. 


SCP-1180 grows and fruits at the same rate as a comparable 
specimen of Cocos nucifera. The organism's only outwardly 
anomalous trait is a rattling or knocking sound that emanates from 
its fruits. These noises grow louder as the drupes reach maturity. 
Radiography results are identical to those of normal coconuts. 


Tests with human subjects suggest that the organism is equipped 
with an unusual adaption for preservation and propagation; while the 
tree itself is vulnerable to damage, subjects instructed to open, 
crack, or otherwise damage its offspring experience significant 
emotional distress. 


Addendum 7/29/ : 


excerpt from Agent Gast's recovery log: 


Research team, equipped with suitable headgear, meets 
with no accidents while examining the organism. A 
subdued rattling, described by recovery team as 
"knocking sounds", can be heard issuing from inside the 
ripening coconuts. Excavated root ball densely packed 
with worms of an unknown species. Several days of 
observation have yielded similar results; decision made 
to transplant the palm to Sector-09 grounds for further 
tests. Transplant accomplished without mishap. 


Addendum 8/9/ 


ACCESS RESTRICTED TO LEVEL 3 PERSONNEL OR 
HIGHER 


+Experiment Log 8/7-14/ 


Synopsis: Subjects are provided with tools and 
instructed to remove the husk of a coconut (designated 
SCP-1180-01) recently cut from SCP-1180. Majority 
visibly distressed by the knocking sounds from within. 
Several describe a feeling of horror; a few describe 
empathetic feelings— always with the desire to remove 
the object "outside". During sixth consecutive test, 
D-3767 (a subject with exceptionally low empathy 
scores) finally succeeds in rupturing and peeling away 
the husk; no immediate adverse effects observed. 


8/7/ 


14:00 

After removing husk, subject seems reluctant 
to crack open the shell. The rattling has grown 
perceivably louder, sometimes slowing almost 
to a stop before beginning again with renewed 
violence. The subject claims to "feel" the 
vibrations of the knocking, and claims that 
SCP-1180-3 has a "face". Subject refuses to 
remain in the same room with the object; 
eventually subdued and removed for 
observation. 


16:00 

Other subjects are instructed to photograph 
and describe their reactions to de-husked 
specimen; all react with similar displays of 
reluctance and increasing uneasiness. 


D-8084, another subject with significantly low 
empathy scores, instructed to crack open the 
already de-husked SCP-1180-3. Suitable 
precautions are taken by observing research 
team. Using a hammer, D-8084 manages to 
split the fruit open, cracking it into several 
large pieces. The white "meat" appears slightly 
rotten; kernel is otherwise empty. 


8/8/ 


01:34 

New growths have appeared on SCP-1180, 
apparently in place of those removed for 
testing. None of these specimens have been 
observed to "rattle". 


8/9/ 


04:50 

D-8084's body discovered standing rigidly 
upright in the center of his cell. The corpse had 
been decapitated; site of injury is wrinkled and 
puckered, cause of trauma undetermined. 
Head of D-8084 not yet recovered. 


Addendum 8/14/ : 

The largest instance of the new growths, designated SCP-1180-8, 
now measures 110mm in diameter. Caretakers have reported 
knocking sounds coming from inside the husk. 


« SCP-1179 | SCP-1180 | SCP-1181 » 


SCP-1181: Interactive Kaleidoscope 


Item #: SCP-1181 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: Site-916 is situated 100 meters 
from the northern edge of SCP-1181. Patrol teams monitor the 
perimeter of SCP-1181 and any civilians that come near the 
perimeter of SCP-1181 are to be escorted away by personnel 
posing as game preserve rangers. An ultrasonic deterrent device is 
to remain active near the center of SCP-1181, to prevent activation. 
The device's full strength range is 300 meters, and weakens until 
ineffectual at 500 meters. The ultrasonic deterrent and its backup 
generator is to have daily maintenance checks to ensure it is 
functioning properly. All staff working within the range of the 
ultrasonic deterrent are to be equipped with sound negating 
equipment. Site-916 also contains SCP-1181-1, which is kept in 
secure containment room 916-4, for low risk objects. Access to 
SCP-1181-1 is restricted to level 4 personnel and above. 


Description: SCP-1181 is a circular clearing 2048 meters in 
diameter in a forest, located in a game preserve in [REDACTED]. 


When a living animal, or portion of a living animal, passes through 
the center of SCP-1181, SCP-1181 and its barrier activates. No 
other animal will be able to pass into SCP-1181 from the outside 
and any other animal inside SCP-1181 when it is activated will not 
be able to leave, until SCP-1181 is deactivated. 


The outside of the barrier of SCP-1181 is impenetrable until 
SCP-1181 is deactivated. The barrier is a sphere, surrounding 
SCP-1181. The barrier cannot be sensed, except by touch; the 
sensation is described as similar to touching cold glass. It also 
cannot be detected by any known instruments. Any objects present 
on the perimeter when SCP-1181 is activated will be split apart 
either side of the perimeter. 


Once the activator moves a random distance between 2 and 8 
meters from the center of SCP-1181, 3 other exact copies of the 
activator will appear around the center of SCP-1181, facing 
outwards from the center, arranged equally separate from each 
other, 90 degrees apart. Each of the 3 copies will move identically to 
the activator. 


If the activator continues to move away from the center, it and its 
copies will be copied again at random distances from the center. 
The three additional copies will appear around a point 1 meter 
behind the activator or copy. 


Should any simultaneously created copies occupy the same space, 
their bodies will be fused together. Usually the fusing results in rapid 
expiration of these copies. If a newly created copy occupies the 
space of the activator or an already existing copy, the newly created 
copy will be spawned missing the portions of their body where the 
existing occupant of the space was, usually resulting in quick, if not 
instantaneous, death from blood loss. 


Living fused and/or mutilated copies and copies that block each 
others' paths will still attempt to the best of their ability to mimic the 
activators movements. 


If the activator or its copies touches the inside of the barrier of 
SCP-1181 they will begin to combust. If the person or a copy on fire 
is copied they will spawn copies that are also aflame. Tests with D- 
Class personnel asked to touch and describe the physical texture of 
the inside of the barrier have so far been inconclusive. 


SCP-1181 will deactivate if the activator passes through the center 
point a second time, or dies. Should the activator die, they, all their 
copies, and any remains will disappear. Should the subject pass 
through the center for a second time, all copies, and any remains of 
the copies, will disappear, and any injuries the activator sustained 
will be healed.