Note: Your tags will not be submitted until you login Create account?
Exit
The Goldstone
The Goldstone
The Goldstone
The Goldstone
The Goldstone
The Goldstone
The Goldstone
The Goldstone
The Goldstone

Image credit: Lawrence Suss / Art UK

What things, ideas or objects can you see in this artwork?

i

Things are objects or ideas portrayed in the artwork. For example: apple, dog, smile, celebration, etc.

What do we mean by ‘things’?
Can you find what you’re tagging from this list? If so, please select it.
There are records to display, please narrow your criteria
Add as many tags as you want Need help?

Things you’ve added

You can click a tag below to remove it.

Things added by others

Review approved things

The ‘things’ below have been verified, but you can still challenge and report them if you think they are incorrect or inappropriate.

Can you name any people depicted in this artwork?

i

People are the names of figures depicted in the artwork. For example: Queen Victoria, Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale, etc.

What do we mean by ‘people’?
Can you find what you’re tagging from this list? If so, please select it.
There are records to display, please narrow your criteria
Add as many tags as you want Need help?

People you’ve added

You can click a tag below to remove it.

People added by others

Can you name any places depicted in this artwork?

i

Places are geographical locations and venues depicted in the artwork. For example: Glasgow, London Bridge, Belgium, etc.

What do we mean by ‘places’?
Can you find what you’re tagging from this list? If so, please select it.
There are records to display, please narrow your criteria
Add as many tags as you want Need help?

Places you’ve added

You can click a tag below to remove it.

Places added by others

Can you name any events depicted in this artwork?

i

Events are occasions or historical moments shown in the artwork. For Example: WW1, Diamond Jubilee, Birthday Party, Battle of Hastings, etc.

What do we mean by ‘events’?
Can you find what you’re tagging from this list? If so, please select it.
There are records to display, please narrow your criteria
Add as many tags as you want Need help?

Events you’ve added

You can click a tag below to remove it.

Events added by others

How you can use this image

 

This image is available to be shared and re-used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licence (CC BY-NC).

This image can be reproduced in any way apart from any commercial uses.

Wherever you reproduce the image or an altered version of it, you must attribute the original creators (acknowledge the original artist(s), the person/organisation that took the photograph of the work) and any other stated rights holders.

Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find more images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.

Download

Notes

Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.

A large stone set on its side in the centre of a ring of nine smaller stones. The whole is surrounded by a low metal fence.
Title

The Goldstone

Date

1906

Medium

sandstone & flint conglomerate

Measurements

H 230 x W 400 x D 140 cm

Accession number

BN3_LS_S058

Work type

Landscape

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

small stone plaque in front of the stones: GOLDSTONE / TOLMEN / OR THE / HOLY STONE OF DRUIDS; modern white plaque with black raised letters in front of the stones: Brighton & Hove / At the turn of the 19th. Century this 'Goldstone' was / thought to be a sacred stone of the Druids. This led to / large numbers of people visiting the site and causing / damage to the surrounding farm crops. In the early / 1830's Mr. William Marsh Rigden, the landowner, / buried the stone and the smaller surrounding stones to/stop this happening. / The stones lay buried until 29th. September 1900 when / William Hollamby, one of the Hove Commissioners, / discovered their position and had them unearthed. / In 1906 the stones were put on display here in the newly opened Hove Park.

Tags

See a tag that’s incorrect or offensive? Challenge it and notify Art UK.

Help improve Art UK. Tag artworks and verify existing tags by joining the Tagger community.

Located at

Old Shoreham Road, Hove

BN3 7AW

Set at southern edge of Hove Park, near to the main road.