 Close-up of the Logan Rock near Treen | |
  Shown within Southwest Cornwall | |
| Location | Cornwall |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 50°02′29″N 5°38′11″W / 50.041361°N 5.636468°W |
| Type | logan or rocking stone. |
| History | |
| Material | Stone |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Restored |
| Public access | Open |
The Logan Rock (Cornish: Men Omborth, meaning balanced stone)[1] near the village of Treen in Cornwall, England, UK, is an example of a logan or rocking stone. Although it weighs some 80 tons, it was dislodged in 1824 by a group of British seamen, intent on showing what the Navy could do. However following complaints from local residents for whom the rock had become a tourist attraction and source of income, the seamen were forced to restore it. Today the Logan Rock still rocks, but with much less ease than it did in the past. The South West Coast Path, which follows the coast of south-west England from Somerset to Dorset passes by on the cliffs to the north.[2]
- ^ Craig Weatherhill (2017). The Place-Names of the Land's End Peninsula. Penwith Press. p. 143. ISBN 9781999777500.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7