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Town Walls; Ferrier Road Playground

Ballast

  • Igneous

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Location of Geological Feature
Blocks of basaltic and other igneous rocks are found in this wall, which are probably derived from ballast coming into the port.
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Great Yarmouth
Address
Ferrier Road NR30
Date of build
13th-14th Century
Find out more
Potter, J. F., 2008, The Medieval Town Wall of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, U.K.: a geological perlustration., BAR Publishing, United Kingdom, 106 pp.
Town Walls; Ferrier Road Playground — Ballast
Ballast at Town Walls; Ferrier Road Playground
Ballast at Town Walls; Ferrier Road Playground (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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