<< Our Photo Pages >> Good Goose Thorne (East) - Marker Stone in England in Yorkshire (North)
Submitted by johndhunter on Friday, 10 March 2023 Page Views: 358
Modern SitesSite Name: Good Goose Thorne (East)Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Guisborough Nearest Village: Lealholm
Map Ref: NZ7497011089
Latitude: 54.489609N Longitude: 0.844181W
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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One of many named boundary stones on this line string, it has its named carved clearly on its southerly face, it also has a cross carved into its top. Its not particularly tall about 12 to 18 inches, though I didn't actually measure it. I had no trouble picking it out on the several occasions I have passed this way but I can envisage it being much more difficult to spot when the heather is high.
Whilst the boundary line is at least mediaeval the stone itself looks to be worked so probably 18C, it stands next to a smaller loose stone (not earthbound) which may have been the original boundary stone. Many of the stones along this boundary line which have been masoned stand next to an unworked boulder/stone of varying sizes, usually earthbound but not all, which will have been the original mediaeval boundary stone.
According to historic OS mapping there should be another Good Goose Thorne about ½ km to the south west at NZ 74546 10904, see this 1952 OS MAP. When the map opens go to the extreme left and just below centre you will see it marked, follow the boundary line past the LONG STONE and then you will see the one described on this site page. The western stone I have never been able to locate, though bracken covered in the summer, it should stand near the main track and I have looked for it on numerous occasions with no luck. I believe it has gone, when I am not sure but Stanhope White mentions it in his 1987 book, so was probably still there then. Stanhope also tells us that the word goose* is a corruption of the Celtic gus meaning a treed area.
*Standing Stones & Earthworks on the North Yorkshire Moors, 1987, Page 32
The Good Goose Thorne stones are the NYMNA ‘HER’ 8450 (western stone) and 8451 (Eastern). The western stone as of March 2023 is described as extant whilst the eastern stone is listed as documentary evidence only (in other words no longer there). It should be the other way round it is the western stone which is missing.
Note: Whilst the name Good Goose Thorne is clearly marked on the stone itself, on maps and in other literature it is usually spelt Thorn rather than Thorne
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