Gale Stone, Yorkley
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Gale Stone, Yorkley
Image: © Mr Red Taken: 30 Dec 2024
In Cockshot Wood, 9 metres from Parkend Road tarmac, opposite a set back-house called "Beechlea". Gale Stones were markers to define mining rights in the 1840s within the Royal Forest of Dean. see article https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/Gale-Stone--Incosure-Markers-Rorest-of-Dean Inscription: 11[9] Milestone Society National ID: tbc
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Image Location
Latitude
51.764794
Longitude
-2.52814