NHER 3057 (Monument record) - The Great Stone of Lyng
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LYNG, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
A large erratic stone rests at this location.
Tom Martin referred to is as the great stone of Lyng in about 1730 (S2).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
March 1994. Field Observation.
The stone is set beside the public footpath, on the west, in a deep gulley in woodland. It is a toad shaped stone about 2m long by 1.5m thick and wide, formed of some sort of layered conglomerate. Grid references were corrected on the ground.
E. Rose (NLA), 28 November 1994.
April 2005. Field Observation.
Local legend states that birds cannot be heard singing in the vicinity of the stone.
This was proved to be untrue by E. Rose (NLA). Description otherwise remains the same.
E. Rose (NLA), 4 April 2005.
Local legends about the stone include that it bleeds and there is treasure buried beneath it.
See (S1) in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 12 April 2005.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF10293 Photograph: Q 23-4.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF58908 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1939. The King's Grove, Lyng. A Giant Boulder and its Legends. 13 March.
- <S2> SNF560 Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. Walter Rye Collection. RYE 17.. 1772.
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Record last edited
Mar 13 2017 1:41PM