Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MAY-STACK

MAY-STACK, a quondam natural arch on the coast of Durham; on a reef of low rocks, near the mouth of the Dene, 3 miles ENE of Castle-Eden. The top of it fell in a few years ago; and only two solitary pillars now remain.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a quondam natural arch"   (ADL Feature Type: "natural rock formations")
Administrative units: County Durham Ancient County
Place: May Stack

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