2012

SE4105 : Sandstone causey

taken 12 years ago, near to Darfield, Barnsley, England

Sandstone causey
Sandstone causey
An example of a local stone causey (or pavement) laid to reduce the wear on the otherwise soft road surface by pack-horses. The trust maintaining the nearby Doncaster to Saltersbrook turnpike road were laying just such pavements on parts of their road between Marr and Darfield around 1740 to 1760.
There is quite a lot more of this causey heading towards Cudworth, before Crookes Farm, emerging from under the modern tarmacadam covering. The lane leads to the pack-horse bridge and staircase at Storrs Wood by the river Dearne adjacent to Cudworth.

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SE4105, 86 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John Orchard   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 29 July, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 9 April, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 411 057 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:32.8178N 1:22.8536W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 411 057
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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