I seem to remember that there was a fair bit of discussion here a while back. There are several of these living rocks on the Tor and in the abbey grounds. They are natural rocks eroding from the ground. They appear to grow as the softer rock and soil erodes ands o they were thought to be living. There are similar legends in Hert and Essex where puddingstone boulders gradually emerge from the clay. As they are composed of very many pebbles in a silica matrix, they are said to be "mother stones" as they give birth to smaller pebbles.
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16th January 2006ce
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The 'Living Rock' on Glastonbury Tor (Jim-Rayner)