Rock in a hard place

[Gob]

A large boulder which has sat in the middle of a road for decades is to stay where it is despite a car crashing into it, a council has said.



The stone is thought to have been in Soulbury, Buckinghamshire for 11,000 years. The road was built round it.

Residents said they would chain themselves to it when the council said the stone may have to be moved.

The council has now said it would be "lunacy" to move it, but was looking for ways to make the road safer.

Local legend claims the rock, known as the Soulbury Boot, appeared on Chapel Hill after villagers fought with the devil and cut off his foot.

Some people also claim it rolls down the hill as the church chimes midnight.


http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds ... s-35918470

[BoSoxGal]

Why not put a nice wrought-iron fence around it?

eta: It could be coated in white reflective paint so that during that day it's a nice white fence and at night it keeps idiots from damaging the rock.

[Bicycle Bill]

I've got a typically European solution for the problem — build a roundabout around it!!



-"BB"-

[kmccune]

The legend is worth more then lives ,eh ? Bullshit move the hazard to navigation ,I 'm suprised some people allow light houses

[BoSoxGal]

Is an 11,000-year-old rock worth more than idiots who aren't able to navigate the huge spaces on either side that more than amply fit a vehicle? Yes, in my book, it is!

[Crackpot]

Paint it safety yellow!

[oldr_n_wsr]

They should move the rock to the middle of the travel lanes, then the idiot wouldn't have hit it.

And they should charge the guy for any damages to the rock.

[kmccune]

You have a point ,Old'r .

[Gob]

White lines painted around a boulder, thought to have been in place 11,000 years in an attempt to make it safer, have been described as an "eyesore" and "horrific" on social media.



The stone in Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, was under threat of being moved after a car allegedly crashed into it.

The county council has since painted white chevrons around it.

Photos of the new look on the Soulbury News Facebook page have attracted dozens of negative comments.

One person described it as a good compromise, but the vast majority of those responding have criticised the chevrons, labelling them as "shocking" and "dreadful".



Villagers had threatened to chain themselves to the stone, known as the Soulbury Boot, after the crash put its position in the middle of Chapel Hill in jeopardy.

Buckinghamshire County Council said it realised moving the stone would be unpopular and was instead looking at ways to make the road safer.