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<< Our Photo Pages >> Merton Stone - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in Norfolk

Submitted by trui on Wednesday, 14 December 2005  Page Views: 21651

Natural PlacesSite Name: Merton Stone
Country: England County: Norfolk Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Thetford  Nearest Village: Merton
Map Ref: TL895991
Latitude: 52.556735N  Longitude: 0.793938E
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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
0No data.
3 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
3

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Merton Stone
Merton Stone submitted by trui : This large boulder of Necomian sandstone has quite likely been transported from Norway by a glaciar during the last ice age. The picture is only part of it, which continues under the hedge to the right to the edge of the ditch. It is very worn, gritty and mossy - its certainly been there a long while. The dimensions are at least [roughly] 13 x 5 x 5 foot in size, so could actually weigh in ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone / Glacial Erratic in Norfolk

This is undoubtably the Largest glacial eratic boulder of Necomian Sandstone, to be found in East Anglia, quite possibly transported from Scandinavia by glacial action.
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Merton Stone
Merton Stone submitted by trui : The stone has got a folktale legend concerning it reported by Michael Burgess who met with the grandchild of the local Lord of the manor, owner of the land. The tale recalls that 'if the stone were to be removed it would cause waters to rise up to flood and cover the whole earth'. This is similar to Essex farmer's stories but a little reversed since it was the belief that any large stone found in ... (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Merton Stone
Merton Stone submitted by trui : The boulder is hidden from sight by vegetation with only the top exposed to view when only a matter of yards away. Located in remote Norfolk on the verge of M.O.D. land, within the parish of the stone - used for target practice, so dont stray too far! You may well soon hear machine guns or get spotted by regular surveillance aircraft patrols. It's position is just yards off the straight cross c... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Merton Stone by Anonymous on Wednesday, 21 July 2010
I visited the site this month (July 2010), easy to find and not as scary as one would imagine from other posts!
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Re: Merton Stone by Anonymous on Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Tony

The Geological Society of Norfolk would like to try and get the Merton erratic RIGS (Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Site) status. Could you please say where you found the information on it being Necomian Sandstone?

thanks Jenny Gladstone
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    Re: Merton Stone by trui on Wednesday, 30 January 2008
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    jenny gladstone - what a great name
    i am very pleased to hear that the society is keen to register this stone as a RIGS SITE.
    You can find it just south, by about 100yds of a [east/west]track, lying in kind of large hollow-gulley [rather than a ditch] by the edge of a field, east from the route of the Pedders Way. It displays mossy-type vegitation on its surface, which eliminates some types of stone. It is very unusual - unlike others i have come across. I actually read somewhere that it was this type - and thus quite possibly of scandinavian/norweigan origin.
    please do investigate and confirm.
    keep up the good work
    suggest you make contact with the land-owner Lord [Grey] Walsingham
    at Merton.
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Re: Merton Stone by Anonymous on Sunday, 20 January 2008
Merton Stone,

During the war, when my mother, Marjorie Moore, dragged us to see the erratic, the dell was devoid of vegetation - rabbits I suppose - and the stone very prominent. I don't think it even had moss on it.

Marjorie had done a course in geology at college, but I don't think she had any idea that it might have come from Scandinavia. Jenny Gladstone, my cousin, may be able to confirm this. I will ask her.

Michael Moore
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Re: Merton Stone by Anonymous on Wednesday, 14 December 2005
trui wrote: Did anyone see Alan Titchmarsh on UKTVHISTORY channel - 582/583 on 12/12 7-9pm on subject of glacial eratics?
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