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Standing Stone / Menhir
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Visited 02/03/03.
Found this stone on Bamford Moor whilst looking for the elusive Bamford Moor South Circle (2nd attempt trying to find that one, and still no luck).
It looked pretty clear to me that this stone had been standing at some point, because of the amazing, deeply weathered grooves on both sides. After a (much later) scoot about online and through some local history books, it turns out that this stone is known as the Old Woman's Stone. It was made prostrate by a farmer in the early 1900s who was sick of ramblers using it as a sight. Apparently 2.4m when it was upright (it looked more like 1.5m to me though), it would have enjoyed a peerless upstanding presence on Bamford Moor, and consequently it would also have been a damn sight easier to find than Bamford Moor South!
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Posted by Holy McGrail
22nd May 2003ce
Edited 22nd May 2003ce
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