Ravenstone Pinfold

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The photograph on this page of Ravenstone Pinfold by Nigel Aspdin as part of the Geograph project.

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Ravenstone Pinfold

Image: © Nigel Aspdin Taken: 20 Oct 2009

A pinfold, in Ashby Road, Ravenstone. Now sandwiched between recent houses. This ancient enclosure was used to hold stray animals found in the parish. It was renovated in 1982 by students of Coalville Technical College.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.720008
Longitude
-1.406727