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Multi-periodSite Name: Gull Stones (Great Yarmouth)Country: England County: Norfolk Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Great Yarmouth Nearest Village: Gorleston-on-Sea
Map Ref: TG524035
Latitude: 52.570706N Longitude: 1.723277E
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Sculptured Stone in Norfolk
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) have found several local history records which make reference to there being a circle of ten standing stones in a field called 'Stone-field' or 'Stone-piece', the area now covered by a housing estate at Gorleston-on-Sea, just south of Great Yarmouth - see their entry for Gull Stones, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
Intriguingly, TNA quote from an 1875 document by C.J. Parker, which reads: "there is a tradition that the Druids had a temple at Gorleston, some remains of which existed down to a comparatively recent period. It is supposed to have stood on a field next to the road to Lowestoft, upon what is called Great Stone Close; and it has been asserted that some huge stones remained standing until 1768, when they were destroyed by digging round their base and dragging them down by ropes. There are also two fields called Further Stone Close and Middle Stone Close, so that it is possible the Druidical circle, if it ever existed, may have had a wide extent."
TNA add: "A painting of the site was reported to have been viewed by members of the Norfolk & Norwich Archaeological Society in 1888, but I’ve been unable to find out where this has gone. Anyone out there got a copy? Or know where it hangs? An image of this lost stone circle would be hugely welcome!" (both to TNA and to the Portal!)
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