Old milestone at Slack
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Old milestone at Slack
Image: © Robert Glover Taken: 10 Nov 2020
At Slack, northwest of Heptonstall at the Widdop Road junction. The paint on the stone is being weathered away. This shows the northeast face To / Colne / 11 Miles / {hand pointing right} / To / WIDDOP / benchmark. On the southwest face is To / Halifax / 8½ Miles / To / Heptonstall / ¼ Mile / {hand pointing right}. On the southeast face is To / BURNLY / 11 Miles / {hand pointing left}. Modern signs nearby say Burnley 10, Colne 9. Grade II listed 423455.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.754658
Longitude
-2.035452