Stone carved head of a killed Irishman, Faughs Delph, Newchurch in Pendle

Stone carved head of a killed Irishman, Faughs Delph, Newchurch in Pendle
Stone carved head of a killed Irishman, Faughs Delph, Newchurch in Pendle
Stone carved head of a killed Irishman, Faughs Delph, Newchurch in Pendle
iBase ID
298663
Reference identifier
ENE-N15-D58-1-1
Title
Stone carved head of a killed Irishman, Faughs Delph, Newchurch in Pendle
Place
Newchurch in Pendle
General notes
This carved head of an Irishman, who was killed in the making of Faugh's Delph was found in the building stone extracted from that quarry in the building of Black Moss Reservoirs (Barley). The stone is very coarse-grained, massive sandstone of the Warley Wise Grit.

Faugh's Delph is the supposed location of where the Pendle Witch Demdike, first encountered the devil.

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Medium
Photographic print
Colour
Monochrome
Year of image
Late 19th Century
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