Plumpton Stoop, Ancient Milestone, Braithwaite Moor

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Plumpton Stoop, Ancient Milestone, Braithwaite Moor

Image: © Matthew Hatton Taken: 5 Feb 2023

Waymarker just off the Plumpton Way, a NE/SW bridleway from Peat Lane/Low Moor to Redlish Road (aka Black Gate). It is reckoned to be a guide stone from as early as 1307, to mark the safe route across the moors. An alternative view is Image See also academic data https://epns.nottingham.ac.uk/browse/West+Riding+of+Yorkshire/Ripon/532881fdb47fc40c81004874-Plumpton+Stoop Milestone Society National ID: YN_XTHPa

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.048284
Longitude
-1.790421