lakeney Chapel 

is a ruined building on the Norfolk coast of England. Despite its name, it is in the parish of Cley

next the Sea, not the adjoining village of Blakeney, and was probably not a chapel. The building stood on a
mound or "eye" (pictured) on the seaward end of the coastal marshes, less than 200 m (220 yd) from the sea
and just north of the current channel of the River Glaven where it turns to run parallel to the shoreline. It
consisted of two rectangular rooms of unequal size, and appears to be intact in a 1586 map. Only the
foundations and part of a wall still remain. A small hearth, probably used for smelting iron, is the only evidence of
a specific activity. Much of the structural material was reused in nearby buildings long ago. The ruins are
protected as a scheduled monument and Grade II listed building due to their historical importance, but are not
actively managed. A realignment of the Glaven's course through the marshes accelerated the ruins' likely loss to
the sea. (Full article...)
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