Old milestone
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Old milestone
Image: © Chris Minto Taken: 13 Aug 2023
Looking towards Birstall. When these milestones were set up the backing stones were not painted. This one has had coats of white and black in the 130 years it has been by the roadside. When place names were longer than 10 letters the legends were cast at an angle.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.717376
Longitude
-1.6763