Grooves, porch of St Lawrence's Church, Morland
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Grooves, porch of St Lawrence's Church, Morland
Image: © Karl and Ali Taken: 25 May 2015
The sandstone blocks inside the porch are scored by these vertical grooves. I have seen scratches on the uprights of the porch here Image which were described as marks made by mediaeval archers sharpening their arrows in the days when archery practice was compulsory.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.596431
Longitude
-2.62386