The huge rock named the Goldstone is a 20-ton lump of sandstone and flint with flecks of gold sprinkled throughout giving the rock its name.
The Goldstone stood for many years in farmland at Goldstone Bottom. But in the early 19th century the theory was proposed that it was a sacred stone of the Druids, leading to large numbers of people visiting the site where it was found and causing damage to the surrounding farm crops. In the early 1830’s the landowner buried the stone and the smaller surrounding stones, to protect his land from the sightseers. The stones lay buried until 1900 when their position was discovered. They were unearthed and in 1906 the stones were put on display in the newly opened Hove Park.
Viewed from the right angle, the rock bears a striking likeness to a human face leading to its alternate name: Rockefeller