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FourWinds Aug 6, 2004 06:58:13
Replying to Selchie

Hi Selchie (new name or new member? if the latter then welcome!)

A Logan stone is a piece of a tor (exposed rocky outcrop) that has become detatched and now balances on a small area that forms a pivot point. This means that they can be rocked. Hopefully someone will tell us all why they are called 'Logan Stones'. I do remember reading the reason once, but I've forgotten :-)

Some do have folklore attached and it is a fairly appealling idea that they were held special by the Ancients, just as the the Pony-y-Pridd rocking stone is said to have been. Being a bit of a landscape freak I want to check one or two out.

M Mr Hamhead
Mr Hamhead Aug 6, 2004 09:42:45
Replying to FourWinds

I believe Logan is a dialect term for rocking. It should be pronounced Log-un rather than low-gun.


Mr H

S Selchie
Selchie Aug 7, 2004 01:02:20
Replying to FourWinds

I'm a new face. Thanks, Four Winds, for the welcome and for the logan stone information.

I have an interest in the old stones & sites. But, alas, I live in the far northern reaches of California. Thus my opportunities to visit the stones are so far rare. I came with a friend to England in 2002, and went on a 2 week quest.

I have some artisic inspirations from the trip that keep tickling my cranium. To date I have a few digitally manipulated images of some sites which I may soon submit here. I have just submitted a couple of them in our county fair. We'll see how they are received.

After visiting this and some other sites I am itching to return and play with camera and perhaps paints. Perhaps next year or the year after or...

Anyway, that is enough of that. Thank you again for the information.

Selchie