The Great Stone in the Village Pound, Northfield
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The Great Stone in the Village Pound, Northfield
Image: © Andrew Abbott Taken: 29 Apr 2018
Two plaques in the Pound read as follows: The Village Pound. Probably 17th Century. The glacial erratic boulder was formed in a volcanic eruption during the Ordovician period, 450-460 million years ago. During the ice age possibly up to 400,000 years ago, it was carried by an ice sheet from the Snowdon area of North Wales and deposited with many others around Northfield when the area was a frozen wasteland. For generations it lay at the corner of Church Road and Church Hill where it protected the Inn wall. This boulder was moved by Birmingham City Council to this site in 1954 for road safety reasons.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.412415
Longitude
-1.964966