Merton Stone
The Merton Stone in Great Britain is Norfolk's largest boulder . It is on the edge of a field west of the village of Merton in England . Charles Lyell (1797–1875), the father of modern geology , visited him several times and wrote about him in one of his "The Principles of Geology" volumes.
It is a 3.7 m × 1.5 m × 1.5 m large boulder made of sandstone that weighs about 15 tons and lies in a marl pit. The stone was exposed in the 17th century when digging for marl .
Legend
According to local legend, when the Merton Stone is moved, the village of Merton is flooded.
In the vicinity of the village there is a classic area of so-called “shrieking pits”, which form many ponds and small circular areas in fields, date from the Middle Ages and were created during ore mining. In the village is one of the 124 round tower churches of Norfolk.
literature
- William George Clarke: In Breckland Wilds . London, Robert Scott 1925, pp. 164, 188.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 33 '26.3 " N , 0 ° 47' 45.6" E