rocking stone
Let an agent explain rocking stones and how they form, relay notable examples and folklore from geological and antiquarian sources with attribution, describe their status as landmarks, and distinguish rocking stones from erratics in general, from balancing rocks that do not rock and from megalithic monuments.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What a rocking stone is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a rocking stone, and how does it differ from an erratic, a balancing rock and a megalith? definition
- Is the question about geology, folklore or a specific stone? boundary
Examples
Examples.
Examples
Examples.
- What are notable rocking stones, such as the Logan Rock? definition
- Which entry fits the specific stone? action
Geology Geology.
Formation
Formation.
Formation
Formation.
- How do glaciers and weathering produce rocking stones? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Mechanics
Mechanics.
Mechanics
Mechanics.
- Why can a heavy boulder be rocked by hand? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Culture Folklore and history.
Folklore
Folklore.
Folklore
Folklore.
- What folklore and antiquarian theories surround rocking stones, with claims attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed? boundary
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the Logan Rock incident of 1824 unfold? provenance
- Which entry fits Logan Rock? action
Context Today.
Tourism
Tourism.
Tourism
Tourism.
- How are rocking stones protected and visited? provenance
- Which entry fits geotourism? action
Related
Related formations.
Related
Related.
- What are balancing rocks and tors? provenance
- Which entry fits balancing rock? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
What it is Filled
A large boulder, also called a logan stone or rocking stone, balanced so finely on its base that it can be rocked with slight pressure, usually a natural result of glacial deposition or weathering, occasionally treated in the past as a druidical monument; rocking stones are found in Britain, Ireland, Spain, the United States and elsewhere and are often local landmarks.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain rocking stones and how they form, relay notable examples and folklore from geological and antiquarian sources with attribution, describe their status as landmarks, and distinguish rocking stones from erratics in general, from balancing rocks that do not rock and from megalithic monuments.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Rocks under pressure
- Natural origin
- Folklore
- Local landmark
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Try to dislodge, topple or move a rocking stone.
- Encourage visitors to rock a stone where it can crush people or be damaged.
- Present folklore about a stone as geological fact.
Only with a human decision
- Any intervention to stabilise or restore a stone.
May
- Describe rocking stones, their geology and folklore from sound sources.
- Report the location and condition of a known rocking stone to the landowner or heritage body.
Moral aspects Filled
- Rocking stones have been toppled by vandals, a permanent loss to landscape and local heritage.
- A heavy balanced boulder can injure people if it shifts.
Who is affected
- Visitors
- Landowners
- Local communities
Owners Filled
Steward
The landowner, sometimes under a heritage or nature protection body.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q3370053 - registry parent class
- Q631305 - registry parent class
related
- rock formation - in registry terms
- small monument - in registry terms, as a landmark
- glacial erratic - by origin
- Logan Rock - in Cornwall
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.rocking-stone
- Wikidata: Q1061002 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1061002)
Direct properties required Filled
- Logan Rock, Cornwall: about 80 tonnes
- origin: glacial deposition or weathering note
- Logan Rock toppled and replaced: 1824 year
Recognition required Filled
- Boulder that rocks on its base
- Logan Rock in Cornwall, rocking stones in Wales, Ireland and Galicia
- Erratics may be firmly seated; balancing rocks may not move; megaliths are human-made
- A large boulder resting on a small contact point on bedrock.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain formation
- relay examples and folklore
- describe landmark status
- distinguish related formations
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Vandalism or toppling
- Presenting druidic folklore as history
- Confusing with balancing rocks
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Heritage or geological site protection in some places
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a rock formation.
- glacial rocking stones
- weathered granite logan stones
- rocking stones with folklore or druidic associations
- rocking stones as tourist sites
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1061002: rocking stone - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Rocking stone - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should logan stone be a separate entry?
- How should geological and antiquarian sources be linked?
- How should the registry list notable examples?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1061002/spec.json