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Town Walls; Sainsbury's Car Park

Ballast

  • Igneous
  • Various lithologies.
  • Various ages.

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Location of Geological Feature
Blocks of igneous and metamorphic rocks are found in this wall, which are probably derived from ballast coming into the port. These include Cornish granite with tourmalines, pink orthogneiss and weathered dolerite boulders.
Rock Type
Various lithologies.
Geological Age
Various ages.
Quarry Location
Various locations.
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Great Yarmouth
Address
St Nicholas Road NR30 1NN
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; Sainsbury's Car Park — Ballast
Ballast at Town Walls; Sainsbury's Car Park
Ballast at Town Walls; Sainsbury's Car Park (detail 2)
Ballast at Town Walls; Sainsbury's Car Park (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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