Swainby Pinfold
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Swainby Pinfold by Mick Garratt as part of the Geograph project.
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Swainby Pinfold
Image: © Mick Garratt Taken: 16 Sep 2015
Most villages had at one time a pinfold or pound for stray cattle, sheep or pigs where they would stay until claimed by the owner on payment of a fine. Nowadays pinfolds are no longer used and a lot have been demolished. Swainby is a quiet village at the foot of the Cleveland Hills bisected by Scugdale Beck and its pinfold has been restored as a public space for the village. From my blog: https://fhithich.wordpress.com/2015/09/16/swainby-pinfold/
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Image Location
Latitude
54.413387
Longitude
-1.267606