Logan Stone, danced by Beltane Border Morris

The word logan comes from the Cornish ‘logging’, meaning rocking, and refers to a select number of rocks which, through some a happy accident and the work of millions of years of weathering, are on a pivot. These giant stones can be rocked with only small effort despite their enormous weight. “Thither, youths, Turn your astonish’d eyes; behold yon huge And unhewn sphere of living adamant, Which, poised by magic, rests its central weight On yonder pointed rock: firm as it seems, Such is the strange and virtuous property, It moves obsequious to the gentlest touch Of him whose breath is pure; but to a traitor, Though even a giant’s prowess nerved his arm…”