When we were up in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, picking up our unsold pots from the Water Street Gallery, we went on a walk up on Bridestones Moor.
We hadn't gone far when we came across a coffin road. These stone walkways criss cross the moors and were built in Medieval times to carry coffins from one valley to another to enable the deceased to be buried in a church yard.
They are made from substantial stones and were well used (great for walking on now). Occasionally you come across a large flat stone which was used to put the coffin on while the coffin bearers had a rest!
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