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Multi-periodSite Name: St Mary’s Chapel, Cockley CleyCountry: England County: Norfolk Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Norwich Nearest Village: Cockley Cley
Map Ref: TF79550411
Latitude: 52.605097N Longitude: 0.650052E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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St Mary’s Chapel, now a ruin, was built in the early 12th century on an existing site of pagan worship. Below the floor are the foundations of a previous building thought to be a Roman Temple. The chapel houses a Roman lead coffin and Roman tiles found at Goodstone.
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