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Submitted by willowman1 on Monday, 03 October 2016  Page Views: 5711

Modern SitesSite Name: The Witches' Stones, Lowestoft
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 8.119 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
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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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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TM5594 : Cart Score,  formerly Gibbet Score, Lowestoft by Adrian S Pye
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TM5594 : Memorial Garden at Belleview Park by Adrian S Pye
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TM5594 : Informative plaque for Cart Score (Red Herring Trail) by Adrian S Pye
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TM5594 : Rhododendrons at Belle View Park, Lowestoft by Adrian S Pye
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