Amazingly Balanced Rocks Around the World - 7
This post is part of the series about these awesome and breathtaking rocks around the world. List giving links to individual rocks can be seen here and a combined big page showing all the rocks can be viewed here.
Pákozd Rocking Stones Nature Conservation Area, Hungary
Located in the north of Pákozd in the Velence mountains in Hungary, the "Pákozd Rocking Stones Nature Conservation Area" has several granite blocks standing alone or in groups leaning on one another as if they could roll away any minute, arousing feelings of fear and admiration in the onlookers. The locals call these as Rocking Stones instead of Balanced Stones. Here are a couple of images of the stones in the area;
This one is different from normal balancing rocks as it is balancing on an edge.
Image from Google Maps is by Márk Farkas
This one was perhaps was a high tower which at some stage toppled and now the stones are leaning against each other.
Image from Google Maps is by János Gyuris
Credits: Special thanks to Syzygy, a very active member of Google Earth Community Forums for bringing this to my knowledge. He has made many great posts in the Forum.
Edit Note July 3, 2020
Dead links/defunct photos removed and new photos added.
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