The "Written Stone" Longridge

The "Written Stone" Longridge
The "Written Stone" Longridge
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iBase ID
270831
Reference identifier
ENE20150621015
Title
The "Written Stone" Longridge
Place
Longridge
Personal names
Ralph Radcliffe
General notes
This large sandstone block is dated 1655 and the inscription says it was laid by Ravffe Radcliffe. Local folklore has tales of a curse which is said to have been laid upon it.

It has been suggested that the stone originated on the fells to the northwest, where it may have formed part of a stone circle, and was possibly a pagan altar stone; another suggestion being that it was a lintel stone from above a doorway, and yet another theory being that it was an outlier.
The Roman road linking the forts of Ribchester and Lancaster intersects with Written Stone Lane.
Medium
Slide
Colour
Colour
Locator
Stanley Bracewell Collection Box 24 slide 630
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