"I'd love to have a go Morfe, might even take a spin round there in the next few days. Is it just a question of seeing if there's a big old rock lying around somewhere?"

My search is still very much at the written or oral history stage...

Would it be sandstone? You don't get very large sandstone blocks much in that area. More likely an erratic I'd think."

I imagine it would be an erratic

Gah, I can't find the one book I had with reference to this.

It was called 'Stewponey Countryside' and was more of a booklet that may have been handed out or sold to patrons of the (recently demolished) Stewponey Hotel in Stourton. A lot of the book had the feel of anecdotal fireside chatter, but of course my eyes gogged at the mention of the Bolt Stone. Another name for it was given, which was 'House of The Sun' or somesuch, which is quite odd. Reminds me of something the art-nouveau/arts and crafts/Theosophical neopagan movement would have called stuff. Yet a particular field was mentioned, and Tuckhill. I have spoken to the existing residents of the Bolt Hole, but they had no knowledge of a stone.

I think the reference sections in Bridgnorth, Kidderminster and Stourbridge libraries would be the best place for me to look when I get time, in addition, of course, to resourcing a copy of the pamphlet In which I first read about the stone.

'Stewponey Countryside', is a slim pamphlet, locally published from the late 1970's/early 1980's.

Alibris lists the ISBN as 1209527147, the Author was 'Frances Elizabeth Campbell'

If you do have a spin, and you haven't already, you might consider checking out Tuckhill, it's an odd, dark promontory-place ringed with yews, and a rather charming little church hidden away in the centre.

I just remembered, there is an old, small quarry at the western slope of Tuck Hill directly on the lane going down towards Lindridge. I don't think it was 'pure' sandstone...it certainly broke my bike.

Ahh, days of yore!

onwards....