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rocking stone

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rocking stone [′räk·iŋ ‚stōn]
(geology)
A stone or boulder, often of great size, so finely poised upon its foundation (as on the side of a hill or cliff) that it can be moved slightly backward and forward with little force (as with the hand) and still retain its original position. Also known as roggan.
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DECISIONS by Kirklees on Colne Valley planning applications: Conditional permission: R Hoyle, two-storey and single-storey extensions and formation of basement garage at 8 Rocking Stones, Quebec Road, Pole Moor.
Changing face of Marsden; Colne Valley Planning Decisions by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
It has to be Ponty Park via The Old Bridge and then up the Common to see the rocking stone.
The Lostprophets guide to Ponty by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
The rocks on Rocking Stone Hill, above to the left, defy gravity, but for how long?
Hitting the heights; Scammonden to Lindley Old Moor on the Kirklees ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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