Birchover millennium stone plaque
Introduction
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Birchover millennium stone plaque
Image: © Graham Horn Taken: 25 Jul 2012
The millennium stone is seen in context here Image] The inscription below reads "Millennium stone. This stone from which a circular core has been cut exemplifies the former industry of millstone production in Birchover. These were made from the local gritstone and exported to many parts of the world. The carved motif on the base is a copy of a Romanesque carving, discovered in a stone wall at Uppertown, Birchover, and is a fragment from a church, no longer existing, built in the late 11th or early 12th century."
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Image Location
Latitude
53.156051
Longitude
-1.647784