Ermington Meteorite
On January 10th 1623 a meteorite landed at Ermington,
Devonshire England. The meteorite or
stone as it was described weighed 23 pounds. The stone was described as making
a fearful noise first like the rumbling of a piece of ordnance, canon or
culverin which in getting closer to the ground lessened and when upon the
ground the noise ended.
It was described as being of matter like a stone singed or
half burnt for lime. It fell in an
orchard close to some men who were planting trees there. It was buried in the ground 3 feet deep, its
dimensions were 3.5 feet in length, 2.5 feet in breadth, and 1.5 feet in
thickness.
It was reported that pieces were broken off and were in the
procession of some of the neighbouring gentry. Sadly nothing of this meteorite
survives today and there are doubts as to the accuracy regarding the dimensions
and weight of the meteorite.
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