Old milestone
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Old milestone
Image: © Chris Minto Taken: 12 Jun 2022
This stone set up on the green in Cawthorne had the mileages to Huddersfield and Barnsley defaced, possibly because of the 1940 wartime Government instructions. It was also buried but found during pipe laying works. It was painted in 2015 by a professional painter and decorator who said how difficult it was to paint the legends and hands. It makes a fine feature on the green. It may date from the 19C and is Grade II listed 1151777.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.567296
Longitude
-1.569638