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Pilgrim's Stone

In or near Holcombe.

Pilgrim's Stone — Monument marking the site of a wayside cross.

Pilgrim's Stone

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Pilgrim's Stone is a memorial in north west. Established 1902. (Monument marking the site of a wayside cross.) According to Wikipedia: "Pilgrims' Cross, Holcombe Moor, also called Whowell's Cross and Chatterton's Cross, is located on Holcombe Moor near Ramsbottom and Holcombe, Greater Manchester, England. It marks the site of a 12th-century stone wayside cross, originally placed for the use of travellers, for prayer and as a guide post."

Coordinates
53.6598, -2.3469
Established
1902

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