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Modern SitesSite Name: The Witches' Stones, LowestoftCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 5.161 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Suffolk Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Lowestoft
Map Ref: TM5505294359
Latitude: 52.487471N Longitude: 1.755312E
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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 |
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The Witches' Stones are a non-prehistoric 'cairn' of stones mortared together, now with an old anchor on top, just inside the southern entrance to Belle Vue Park. Once it was reckoned to be a forerunner to the town's lighthouse, but in fact the heap is what remains of a warning beacon built in 1550.
Another was located at the top of Green Score (now Links Road). Both had iron steps upon the stonework leading up to a platform, on which a fire of pitch and timber would be kindled, as signals in the event of imminent invasion. The area used to be called Beacon Hill, but by 1676 any threats had long since receded, and the beacon was mostly dismantled.
Local legend says that the Witches' Stones, unless bathed in fire, run down to the sea at the first stroke of midnight struck by the Town Hall clock, and are back in place by the last stroke. The stones were also said to be 'weather makers', in that if water was poured over them, it would cause rain.
The origin of the name is uncertain, but there was perhaps a connection with the town's two most famous witches, Amy (or Ann) Denny and Rose Cullender, who were hanged in 1662. One story alleges that Amy Denny was in the habit of sitting on the stones and hurling curses at passers-by - although this was never brought as evidence against her.
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