Speaking stones and talking gates, Cooper Lane, Hoylandswaine
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Speaking stones and talking gates, Cooper Lane, Hoylandswaine
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 14 Mar 2020
"First look for the magpie on the top right which evokes the place name of Pye Flatts. Then note that the magpie is sitting upon pit head gear associated with the coal mining industry. At the bottom right is the surveyors’ symbol for coal measures. In between is a colourful rainbow and a collection of lines and circles that represent the wildflowers found in the meadow through the seasons." Quoted from a longer and very interesting description on https://www.discoveringbritain.org/activities/yorkshire-and-the-humber/walks/hoylandswaine.html (Hoylandswaine Village Walk). Click on Pin 9 on the walk map.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.543099
Longitude
-1.589954