Westhall village hall and village sign in the foreground
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Westhall village hall and village sign in the foreground by Adrian S Pye as part of the Geograph project.
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Westhall village hall and village sign in the foreground
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 23 Mar 2015
The sign illustrates “The Westhall Beast”; it has been described as a dog with two tails, but nobody is quite sure what it is. It was found as part of a 2nd century hoard, discovered in 1855, when the railway was being constructed. It became known as the Westhall Hoard, and “the beast” was depicted on a brooch which was part of the hoard. It is held at the British Museum, London. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4396419
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Image Location
Latitude
52.3805
Longitude
1.53791