NHER 53753 (Monument record) - Modern rock carving

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Summary

In 2002 a member of the public discovered rock carvings on a boulder on the beach at Gorlstone on Sea. These were initially thought to be Bronze Age in date but further investigation in 2003 revealed them to be modern. It was also revealed that a local man had carved them between 7 and 8 years previously after visiting Scotland and observing runic stones decided to carve similar patterns over a 3 day period onto the boulder.

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Map sheet	TG50SW
Civil Parish	GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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2002-3. Rock art discovery modern replica.
In 2002 a member of the public discovered rock carvings on a boulder on the beach at Gorlstone on Sea. These were initially thought to be Bronze Age in date but further investigation in 2003 revealed them to be modern. It was also revealed that a local man had carved them between 7 and 8 years previously following a visit to Scotland where he observed runic stones and decided to carve similar patterns over a 3 day period onto the boulder. The design of the rock art is similar to the 'labyrinth' designs seen on rocks at Tormain Hill in Midlothian and County Wicklow.
See secondary file for newspaper cutting (S1) and extract from a paper on 'Labyrinth' rock carvings.
S. Howard (NLA), 8 January 2010.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF72754 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2003. Ancient carvings were made in the 1990's. 2 September.