Record Details
NHER Number: | 41344 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | The Grove, King's Grove |
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Summary
Marked on a late 18th century map, this is a very deep post medieval hollow way, leading from Collins Green down to the Easthaugh Road. Various local legends surround it and also the glacial erratic stone NHER 3057 which stands beside it.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 07971 17108 |
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Map Sheet: | TG01NE |
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Parish: | LYNG, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
March 2005. Field Observation.
The Grove or King's Grove.
A very deep Hollow Way leading from Collen/Collins Green down to Easthaugh Road. Faden's map (S1) depicts this as a road. Local legends include headless horses, and a battle here between King Edmund and the Danes. Other legends are attached to the stone (glacial erratic) NHER 3057 beside the hollow way.
D. Gurney (NLA), 12 April 2005.
Monument Types
- HOLLOW WAY (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1900 AD)
- ROAD (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
<S1> | Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797. |
<S2> | Monograph: The King's Grove, Lyng. A Giant Boulder and its Legends.. |
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