Old flagpole stand
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Old flagpole stand
Image: © Rob Farrow Taken: 7 Jul 2010
I wondered for a while if this was some ancient form of punishment akin to the stocks, but realised after a while that it is the remains of the base of a flagpole. The rings top and bottom would have secured the tall cylindrical pole against this sturdy wooden base. For a close-up of one of the rings see Image] It is situated in the churchyard of Image] a few metres to the west of its west end.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.83402
Longitude
-0.703381