Village Pinfold, Raskelf.
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Village Pinfold, Raskelf.
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 14 Mar 2007
There are a number of villages in North Yorkshire which still have their pinfolds. These are places where straying cattle, sheep etc. could be 'locked up' until their owner retrieved them, after paying a small fine. This one dates from the 18th century.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.13259
Longitude
-1.248386